Books Quote by C.S. Lewis

“I’m not going to force some theory on a mystery and make foolishness of it, just because that is what people who talk about…

— Marilynne Robinson

“Those who believe everything they read probably should refrain from reading.”

— Matt

“...Don't insult readers by questioning the extent of their imaginations. Most need only to be nudged to solve a good mystery.”

— Peggy Kopman-Owens

“...While I rather doubt whether, as has often been claimed, everyone has at least one novel inside them, it is undeniably true of theories ...”

— Richard C. Cox

“People conspire, that's not a theory.”

— Michael Palmero

“Theory is like a book. It's full of meaningless words, a few want to read it and where stays the movie.”

— Tim Goossens

“Only sometimes you can't feel anything about a subject without hypothesizing its extinction.”

— Richard Ford

“I have my own theory: ignorance is bliss. The less you know, the more confident you can be in tackling things.”

— Stephen Richards

“I think things are pretty magical, and that's it's less a matter of belief than it is one of just stopping to notice.”

— Neil Gaiman

“I don’t think that story communicates the point you seem to imagine it does.”

— Ann Leckie

“never assume that just because you see something in a novel, it reflects the author’s own personality or interests.”

— Mark Pryor

“alternate the theories you entertain about all things.”

— Padgett Powell