When I write a book, I write a book for myself; the reaction is up to the reader. It's not my business… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
It wasn't conscious, but I guess that one book is the reaction to the other. The first is so imprisoned in a… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
I think every book is a reaction to everything you're written before, and most immediately to the book you wrote just before. — David Bezmozgis Copy Share Image
You don't know when you are immersed in a book what the reaction to it will be, but I feel great about… — Kim Edwards Copy Share Image
“I often have the feeling that even at the best of times literary criticism is fraudulent, since in the absence of any… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
