Books Quote by Ammon Shea

“All of the human emotions and experiences are right there in this dictionary, just as they would be in any fine work of literature.…

— Ammon Shea

I love books, and all the best ones are people analysing their own emotions. You can learn from that.

— John Lydon

Good books put a finger on emotions that are deeply our own - but that we could never have described on our own.

— Alain de Botton

“When a writer is able to experience the whole range of human emotions, from deep depressions to glorious highs, it creates a whole inventory…

— David Perry

As a writer, you explore all kinds of different emotions.

— Ishmael Reed

When a book is alive, really alive, you feel it. You put it to your ear here, and you feel it breathe, sometimes laugh,…

— Eduardo Galeano

“A book can tell you all the emotions and subtext that are so rarely aptly portrayed in film. You understand the nuances of each…

— AnnaLisa Grant

Writing a book is an emotional odyssey, sometimes exhilarating, other times deflating.

— Ryan O'Neal

“The easiest emotions for an author to evoke from readers are boredom and confusion.”

— Raul Ramos y Sanchez

Books can also provoke emotions. And emotions sometimes are even more troublesome than ideas. Emotions have led people to do all sorts of things…

— Pseudonymous Bosch

“That moment when you finish a book, look around, and realize that everyone is just carrying on with their lives as though you didn't…

— Jamie Craig

“That moment you finish a book, look around, and realize that everyone else is just getting on with their lives as though you didn't…

— Anonymous