Books Quote by Elin Hilderbrand

We all want to write the kind of book that we want to read. If you put in the things that you are thinking…

— Meg Wolitzer

The best books come from someplace deep inside… Become emotionally involved. If you don't care about your characters, your readers won't either.

— Judy Blume

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

My goal is to write books that are quality books with very real characters and a gripping plot.

— John Searles

The point of what I do is that it doesn't really matter what a book or a story is as long it moves you,…

— James Frey

No matter how many books you've written, whenever you sit down to write a new book, you always feel the same challenge - how…

— Cassandra Clare

“When you start writing, you may think you will use the book to guide readers down certain paths and through certain themes. But, the…

— M.D. Cliatt

My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story,

— Carl Hiaasen

What I always try to do in all my books is to make the stories such that if you don't agree with me politically…

— China Mieville

I look for two things when I am about to launch into a book. First, there has to be a dramatic arc to the…

— David Maraniss

I love novels where not much 'happens' but where the interest is in the ideas and analyses of characters.

— Alain de Botton

With each book, I've found myself more and more able to draw off the personal and still be as vulnerable as I need to…

— Nathan Englander