Guy Gavriel Kay Quotes

You write, hoping to write a good book; that's it.

I write books I'd enjoy reading, I'm the reader standing behind my shoulder.

The only advice I can give to aspiring writers is to write the book that you would want to read, and hope other people agree.

I love writing books - I really do. If I could just quit everything and work on a book every day, I would love that most.

Write a book you'd like to read. If you wouldn't read it, why would anybody else? Don't write for a perceived audience or market. It may well have vanished by the time your book's ready.

I write what I'd like to read and just hope that, along the way, others might like to read them, too.

I actually started writing publishable stuff the day I decided I'd actually like to write something I'd like to read, and stopped trying to think what does everyone actually want.

I really absolutely loved writing my first book.

Screenplays I didn't really care about, journalism, travel books, getting my writer friends to write about their dreams or something. I just determined to write the books I had to write.

I've always been a writer. I hope to continue to write books until I can't anymore.

I've always wanted to be a writer. Ever since I learned to read, I've wanted to share stories with others the way my favorite writers shared their stories with me.

And there are people who want to be writers because they love to write. And they care.

I always knew I wanted to be a writer.

Writing a book is a long and difficult process for me. I'm a slow writer, so I spend the year with Elvis Cole and Joe Pike in my head. I was thinking about this the other day. I wrote the first book in 1987. Literally every day since that time, Elvis and Joe have been in my head. They're always there. I started these guys because I like them.

I'm a compulsive storyteller, an avid reader, and have always nurtured the secret goal of spending my life as a writer.

Listen, I wrote 10 unsuccessful books before I broke through, so I'm looking all the time to keep my books fascinating. I want to write what people want to read, not push any message.

I'm not sure if I always wanted to be a writer, but I was always writing.

I was always writing the books that I wanted to write, books that demanded to be written at the time. But, like most writers, you start off feeling your way.

I write what I'd like to read and just hope that, along the way, others might like to read them, too.

The only other thing which I think is important is: Don't write a book or start a book with the expectation of communicating a message in a very important way.

I like writing. I get cranky when I can't. Yes, I write books back to back, and I work very hard on them.

Once I finished 'Eileen,' I wanted to write more novels. I don't see myself stopping any time soon.

My true nature, I believe, is writing.

You cannot write a book unless it is totally inhabiting your imagination and you are totally engrossed with it. Which is a kind word for obsession.

I used to think that when I finished a book, I was finished with it. But it's like a wonderful Hydra. Every time a head disappears, more heads appear, so I will be writing for the rest of my life. The more books I write, the more books I find that I still have to write about. I use it like an inspiration, and that's wonderful.