My purpose is to entertain and please myself. I feel that if I am entertained, then there will be enough other readers… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
Young readers have to be entertained. No child reads fiction because they think it's going to make them a better person. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Familiar life, tending to sordidness, had been succeeded by remote life, generally idealized; historical detail had been brought in to teach readers… — Carl Clinton Van Doren Copy Share Image
