Joel Dicker Professions : Novelist Born : June 16, 1985 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Joel Dicker Two things can make life meaningful: books and love. ...I already have books. Now I am setting off in search of love. Joel Dicker meaningful two book The reason writers are such fragile beings, Marcus, is that they suffer from two sorts of emotional pain, which is twice as much as a normal human being: the heartache of love and the heartache of books. Writing a book is like loving someone. It can be very painful. Joel Dicker pain writing book Writing a book is like loving someone. It can be very painful. Joel Dicker loving-someone writing book Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors