Detective stories keep alive a view of the world which…

make no mistake about it, the detective-story is part of the literature of escape, and not of expression.

— Dorothy L. Sayers

Do you solemnly swear never to conceal a vital clue from the reader? Do you promise to observe seemly moderation in the use of…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

“Before she came ill, David's mother would often tell him that stories were alive. They weren't alive in the way that people were alive,…

— John Connolly

With family dramas, it's hard to keep those stories alive.

— Emily VanCamp

In a funny way, the stories keep themselves alive by emerging from one another. I like that.

— Donald E. Westlake

“Before she became ill, David’s mother would often tell him that stories were alive. They weren’t alive in the way that people were alive,…

— John Connolly

“Before she became ill, David’s mother would often tell him that stories were alive. They weren’t alive in the way that people were alive,…

— John Connolly

There is a big difference between storytelling and being alive. Those are the two things that I prefer in life - telling stories and…

— Jaco Van Dormael

At least the girls in stories were alive before they died.

— Francesca Lia Block

David's mother would often tell him stories were alive. They weren't alive in the way people were alive,or even dogs or cats. People were…

— John Connolly

“But don’t you think there some stories that are more alive than that? When you put certain books back on the shelf, don’t you…

— Kristin Kladstrup

“ysteries I read for fun, so I will probably never write one, for fear of spoiling the fun.”

— Fred Saberhagen

“I read for fun, deal with it.”

— Nanette Jimenez

“I read for fun and to escape the mundaneness that is reality, to get lost in make-believe worlds where good always triumphs over evil.”

— Erica Cope

“One day after the exams, the teachers sat at their desks correcting papers while the pupils read comics, played chess or cards or talked…

— Alasdair Gray