Books Quote by Amos Oz

My novels are often about people who are in love or attracted to each other.

— William Boyd

“The Palestinian mother is the author of the survival story of the Palestinian people. She is the heroine, the one behind the success.”

— Izzeldin Abuelaish

Find me a first novel that doesn't have parallels with the author's life.

— Sophie Dahl

I write novels about ordinary women who face seemingly insurmountable odds but through courage and determination find their heart's desire.

— Francis Ray

“It is quite impossible to write a worth-while novel about a Jew or a Gentile or a Homosexual, for people refuse, unhappily, to function…

— James Baldwin

Someone should write a book where the main character slowly falls in love with the reader.

— Crystal Roby

I wanted to write a book about two women falling in love that wasn't hinged on tragedy or that involved some horrible identity-based misfortune.…

— Camille Perri

“Every so often, a novel comes along to remind us that what we hope is true, is true: that understanding is stronger than what…

— Gary Schmidt

The place of my novels is Israel, almost without exception. All of them take place in Israel - in Jerusalem, in the desert, in…

— Amos Oz

“A novella is a story you can read between love making, and people are reading one now.”

— R.M. Romarney

“Every writer is first a member of a community of readers, and the deepest purpose of reading and writing fiction is to sustain a…

— Jonathan Franzen

“I started out hoping to remind people at some point in the novel that we should be loving and kind. But then the theme…

— Patricia Hickman