Advancement Quote by Anonymous

And if I'm guilty of having gratuitous sex, then I'm also guilty of having gratuitous violence, and gratuitous feasting, and gratuitous description of clothes,…

— George R. R. Martin

“And if I'm guilty of having gratuitous sex, then I'm also guilty of having gratuitous violence, and gratuitous feasting, and gratuitous description of clothes,…

— George R. R. Martin

I'm not an enormous proponent of plot as a reader. It's about other things; my reading has become specialized over the years.

— Patrick deWitt

If I had a plot that was all set in advance, why would I want go through the agony of writing the novel? A…

— Chaim Potok

Now the novels that are read are purely entertainment – well done, very polished, with a very effective technique – but not literature, just entertainment.

— Mario

No one reads novels anymore. And I don't see the situation improving. People prefer video games, reality TV, and films. There are so many…

— Gore Vidal

Because reading is a way of putting yourself in someone else's experience, especially reading fiction.

— Pete Buttigieg

My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers…

— Jeffery Deaver

Reading fiction is important. It is a vital means of imagining a life other than our own, which in turn makes us more empathetic…

— Ann Patchett

We read novels because we need stories; we crave them; we can’t live without telling them and hearing them. Stories are how we make…

— John Dufresne

While writing a novel, I don't read anything new in fiction. I am too engrossed.

— Jane Gardam

Reading fiction is important. It is a vital means of imagining a life other than our own, which in turn makes us more empathetic…

— Ann Patchett