I wrote the books I should have liked to read. That's always been my reason for writing. People won't write the books I want, so I have to do it for myself. (C. S. Lewis)

I wrote the books I should have liked to read. That's always been my reason for writing. People won't write the books I want, so I have to do it for myself.

C. S. Lewis

Related topics

people read reason should write

Related quotes

It is strange that there should be so little reading in the world, and so much writing. People in general do not willingly read, if they can have any thing else to amuse them. View quote
Samuel Johnson
Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very'; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. View quote
Mark Twain
I live in America. I have the right to write whatever I want. And it's equaled by another right just as powerful: the right not to read it. Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people. View quote
Brad Thor
The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he's written it. View quote
William Golding
If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read by persons who move their lips when they're reading to themselves. View quote
Don Marquis