Markus Zusak Quotes About Doubt

Quotes about: Doubt

• Don't be afraid to fail. I fail every day. I failed thousands of times writing The Book Thief, and that book now means everything to me. I had many doubts and fears about that book, but some of what I feel are the best ideas in it came to me when I was working away for apparently no result.
  
  Failure has been my best friend as a writer. It tests you, to see if you have what it takes to see it through.

  Markus Zusak

  Book, Mean, Writing

  Interview With Sarah Kinson, www.theguardian.com. March 28, 2008.

• I find writing extremely difficult. I usually have to drag myself to my desk, mainly because I doubt myself. And it's getting harder because I want to improve with every book.

  Markus Zusak

  Book, Writing, Doubt

  Interview with Sarah Kinson, www.theguardian.com. March 28, 2008.

• I walked home, seeing all my doubt from the other side. Have you ever seen that? Like when you go on holiday. On the way back, everything is the same but it looks a little different than it did on the way. It's because you're seeing it backwards.

  Markus Zusak

  Home, Holiday, Doubt

  Markus Zusak (2011). “Underdogs”, p.84, Scholastic Inc.

• I guess if editing doesn't hurt, you're probably not doing it properly. I find it quite difficult. The hardest part is believing that it's actually working and getting rid of the doubt that always creeps in.

  Markus Zusak

  Hurt, Believe, Editing

  Source: estellabooks.blogspot.com

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