I have to be entertained by what I'm writing, so a lot of…

My purpose is to entertain and please myself. I feel that if I am entertained, then there will be enough other readers who will…

— Elmore Leonard

Growing up, I loved to play. Writing was a natural outtake of play. I realize now, having kids, that maybe that's unusual. Living out…

— Anthony Doerr

Everyone likes a bit of variety. I'm sure none of my readers only want to read about anti-heroes or villainous protagonists any more than…

— Mark Lawrence

The finest quality of our characters do not come from trying but from the mysterious and yet most effective capacity to be inspired.

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

Load up on guns, bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend She's over bored and self assured Oh no, I know…

— Nirvana

We had a duty to be entertained, whether we wanted to be or not.

— Kumar Anupam

I do some things just to entertain myself, and I figure that part of the audience will be entertained as well.

— Mick Foley

We elected Donald J. Trump to keep us jittery and entertained. He's delivered.

— Bret Stephens

You'll never be able to speak against sin if you're entertained by it

— John Muncee

You have come to earth to entertain and to be entertained.

— Paramahansa Yogananda

Spurs have fallen into a habit of hiring pragmatic managers when fans want to be entertained.

— Chris Sutton

I like a girl that keeps me in love and keeps me entertained.

— Romeo Santos

I don't know if I ever entertained an academic career, nor did I ever think I'd become a feature film-maker in the market.

— Todd Haynes

You come to my comedy show to be entertained.

— Bill Cosby

Part of the experience of being entertained is sitting back and plugging into someone else's vision.

— Penn Jillette