Book Quote by Anna Quindlen

When you read a novel, your own imagery is the most important. It's what makes reading such a wonderful thing.

— Daniel Craig

The book, the idea of a book or the image of a book, is a symbol of learning, of transmitting knowledge.. I make my…

— Anselm Kiefer

I've always thought of the book as a visual art form, and it should represent a single artistic idea, which it does if you…

— Chris Van Allsburg

I like to be aware of a book as a piece of writing, and aware of its structure as a product of mind, and…

— Annie Dillard

“Like the moon, the novel is a symbol and a necessary reality. Ideally it serves neither gods nor masters. Philosopher’s stone, it sublimates, precipitates,…

— Rikki Ducornet

I get thousands of letters, and they give me a feeling of how each book is perceived. Often I think I have written about…

— Isabel Allende

A novel is a journey into your own soul, and you seek there to discover those things that you share with all others.

— Richard Flanagan

I begin a book with imagery, more than I do with an idea or a character. Some kind of poetic image.

— Rachel Kushner

Not every book has to be loaded with symbolism, irony, or musical language, but it seems to me that every book-at least every one…

— Stephen King

A passion for any novel, and any character, can crystallise your ideas when you really need to be as open as possible as a…

— Romola Garai

I think it's so important for all of us to be able to see ourselves represented in the books we read and the movies…

— Hillary Clinton

I think I write what's interesting to me, and so if I'm reading I like to have a very thorough idea of a character…

— Curtis Sittenfeld