Books Quote by Douglas Wilson

“Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader, not the fact that it’s raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.” The”

— E. L. Doctorow

Description is what makes the reader a sensory participant in the story.

— Stephen King

The right way to enjoy 'Heavy Rain' is really to make one thing because it's going to be your story. It's going to be…

— David Cage

A reader is not supposed to be aware that someone's written the story. He's supposed to be completely immersed, submerged in the environment.

— Jack Vance

“But a good novel is first of all an event; as distinguished from the continuous rush of many sensations and the messy overlapping experiences…

— Anonymous

“You know that feeling when you are reading a book, and you know that it is going to be a tragedy; you can feel…

— Cassandra Clare

“In the rain-swept afternoon my heart discovers the tragedy of autumn raining from the trees.”

— Martin Sorrell

Just as a good rain clears the air, a good writing day clears the psyche.

— Julia Cameron

“You would like to read, but somehow the rain gets into the book, too; not literally, and yet it really does, the letters are…

— Sándor Márai

The story must spring from an impression or perception pressing enough to have made the writer write. It should magnetize the imagination and give…

— Elizabeth Bowen

Many people go into the wilderness to experience it, and if they experience it in comfort, there's very little in a literary sense for…

— Tim Cahill

You would like to read, but somehow the rain gets into the book, too; not literally, and yet it really does, the letters are…

— Sándor Márai