Book Quote by Anonymous

“Long books, when read, are usually overpraised, because the reader wants to convince others and himself that he has not wasted his time.”

— E.M. Forster

One always tends to overpraise a long book, because one has got through it.

— E. M. Forster

Writing long books is a laborious and impoverishing act of foolishness: expanding in five hundred pages an idea that could be perfectly explained in…

— Jorge Luis Borges

Nearly all novels are too long.

— Rose Macaulay

In a way, the main fault of all books is that they are too long.

— Luc de Clapiers

What I really mean is that a great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several…

— William Styron

I long for books; I am utterly greedy about them.

— Deb Caletti

I don't like to read long books.

— Tomi Lahren

Reading a good long novel is in many ways like having a long and satisfying affair

— Stephen King

Many books are longer than they seem. They have indeed no end. The boredom that they cause is truly absolute and infinite.

— Novalis

but for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.

— Jane Austen

It's a shameful thing to admit for someone who writes such long books, but I read so slowly that I almost subvocalize.

— Ron Chernow