Book Quote by Edward Abbey

“Hating "The Great Gatsby" (the novel) is like spitting into the Grand Canyon. It will not be going away anytime soon, but you will…

— Joyce Carol Oates

I think 'Gatsby' is hobbled, in part, by its status as a Great American Novel. People kind of roll their eyes before they've even…

— Susan Choi

One of my favourite books of all time: 'The Great Gatsby'. I just think it's so well written.

— Danielle de Niese

People in my novels always have terrible problems. If they are not terrible, I make them more terrible.

— Barbara Kingsolver

I'm always a bit suspicious of writers who have the gift of the gab.

— Zadie Smith

The Great Gatsby, the finest novel ever written.

— W. P. Kinsella

“All books are good,’ he said. ‘That’s not true,’ I said. ‘I’ve read some really bad books.’ I was thinking specifically of Anne of…

— Lisa Jewell

A lot of people have trouble with their second novel - the dreaded sophomore jinx. I wrote three books in between the two novels,…

— Claire Cameron

The 'garra charrua' is something we're proud of, even if other people sometimes misunderstand it.

— Diego Godin

Writing is exhilarating, but reading reviews is not. I've been really devastated by 'good' reviews because they misunderstand the project of the book. It…

— Eleanor Catton

What's an easier way to say 'bad?' Let's go with 'abysmal.'

— Kelvin Sampson

'The Great Gatsby' is a book I have read a few times, and it seems to get heavier every time I come to visit.

— Henry Rollins