Books Quote by David Shields

“the great advantage of really contemporary fiction is that one finds oneself mirrored on every page”

— Peter Ackroyd

“the great advantage of really contemporary fiction is that one finds oneself mirror on every page”

— Peter Ackroyd

A good novel should be deeply unsettling - its satisfactions should come from its authenticity and its formal coherence. We must feel something crucial…

— Dana Spiotta

“Nothing can compare to the feeling evoked by turning the page in a great book.”

— Aneta Cruz

“all writers, given adequate technique—technique that communicates—can stir our interest in their special subject matter, since at heart all fiction treats, directly or indirectly,…

— John Gardner

The very term "turning pages" suggests nonstop action. But I am all about character and beautiful writing. I eat that up like popcorn. Whether…

— Elizabeth Wein

The sensation of writing a book is the sensation of spinning, blinded by love and daring.

— Annie Dillard

Even now I try to make each page compelling for the readers to get absorbed in the book.

— Chetan Bhagat

The sensation of writing a book is the sensation of spinning, blinded by love and daring. It is the sensation of rearing and peering…

— Janet Burroway

Great literature rattles the mind and makes the body sing. It's an unmistakable, electric feeling, and too rare. That is what I want.

— C.E. Morgan

It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader.

— Elizabeth George

For me, the novel is experience illumined by imagination.

— Ellen Glasgow