Long Books Quotes

11 quotes by 10 authors

I cannot write long books; I leave that for those who have nothing to say. — Celia Green
People who rarely read long books, or even short stories, still appreciate the greatest examples of the shortest literary genres. I have long been fascinated… — Gary Saul Morson
Once I start reading something, I can't stop. I obsessively read, which is a problem with long books! — Keegan Allen
I often feel newspapers are just filling up space. Of course, I also know people who write really long books. — Vikram Seth
Writing long books is a laborious and impoverishing act of foolishness: expanding in five hundred pages an idea that could be perfectly explained in a… — Jorge Luis Borges
Long books, when read, are usually overpraised, because the reader wishes to convince others and himself that he has not wasted his time. — E. M. Forster
But I too hate long books: the better, the worse. If they're bad they merely make me pant with the effort of holding them up… — Vikram Seth
Make no mistake, those who write long books have nothing to say. Of course those who write short books have even less to say. — Mark Z. Danielewski
You know what writers say about their long books: If I had another year, the book would be half as long. — David Remnick
I never understood the concept of a fluffy summer read. For me, summer reading means beaches, long train rides and layovers in foreign airports. All… — Maria Semple
By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the order, regularity, skill, and art characteristic of aristocratic literature; formal qualities will be… — Alexis De Tocqueville

Who Wrote These Long Books Quotes

10 authors contributed a total of 11 Long Books Quotes as follows: