Book Quote by Alastair Reynolds

I do like books to be quite an intense experience, and that's the kind of novel I respond to as a reader.

— Jed Mercurio

Writing a book for me, I expect, is very similar to the experience of reading the book for my readers.

— R. A. Salvatore

My readers are as diverse as any group you will ever see. Something that booksellers always tell me. That they are always surprised at…

— Sandra Cisneros

A novelist writes a novel, and people read it. But reading is a solitary act. While it may elicit a varied and personal response,…

— August Wilson

I love reading books, I love the way they feel and getting through it. It's like an event!

— Kate Nash

I read a lot. I am an inveterate reader. I always have a novel going.

— Tom Sizemore

The experience of reading is very interesting because you put yourself in the character's shoes and everything they're discovering, you marry the experience.

— Ashley Zukerman

Attending a book group is always a salutary experience for a writer. There's no guarantee that the people there will have enjoyed your book,…

— Naomi Alderman

It's strange to describe reading a book as a really great experience, but that's kind of how it felt.

— Stephen Chbosky

Reading is a pleasure, yes, but not without effort: choosing to read novels purely because they mirror your own experience is stultifying.

— Dawn Foster

No matter how enormous a novel may become, the physical act of reading determines that there's no way it can become a communal experience.…

— Jonathan Lethem

If only a group of people were more important to me than the idea of a Novel, I might begin a novel.

— Sylvia Plath