Book Quote by Charles Bock

I really don't think we should dismiss a book because we feel messed about intellectually. Or emotionally. That's the writer's job!

— Hilton Als

I love books, and all the best ones are people analysing their own emotions. You can learn from that.

— John Lydon

I'd much rather have a book that a few people love intensely than a book that a lot of people like okay.

— Mac Barnett

When you read a book, you are letting another person distract your thoughts and work your emotions. If they are adept, there's nothing better…

— Karin Slaughter

I've long come to the conclusion that when people say they can't put a book down, they don't mean they're interested in what's happening…

— David Malouf

“A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear…

— Edward P. Morgan

Writing a book is an emotional odyssey, sometimes exhilarating, other times deflating.

— Ryan O'Neal

“You can possess a book without really owning it, though. Beyond ownership in a commercial or legal sense, there’s ownership of an emotional or…

— Blake Morrison

We don't want to read a book. We want to live an experience.

— Carolyn Wheat

Picture books are an emotional medium. They need to make us feel something.

— Marla Frazee

“Sometimes, when I read, it's not just fiction while I'm between the pages. It’s real. My heart races when they kiss, and I get…

— Emma Hart

There are an awful lot of readers who won't pick up a book if they think it's got anything horrific in it, or paranormal…

— Peter James