Bad choices Quote by Emma Hart

“those who do read fiction are better able to understand the emotions of others.”

— Terry Marselle

“I am a reader. A reader isn’t someone who just likes to read, but someone who feels such a strong attachment to a book…

— Me

“Not all fiction writers are evil, just the ones good at their job. After all, it's not a decent book if it can't make…

— Ellie Rose McKee

In some ways all of my fiction is like a conversation I'm having with the writers I read when I was first falling in…

— Dan Chaon

Fiction works when it makes a reader feel something strongly.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“I'm more excited than I'll admit when my hand closes around the paperback. It's like I've been handed a secret, a piece of her…

— Amy Matayo

Reading fiction not only develops our imagination and creativity, it gives us the skills to be alone. It gives us the ability to feel…

— Ann Patchett

Many people have told me that my books read like novels. Perhaps this is because, when I write, I feel I am really there,…

— Alison Weir

Reading fiction is important. It is a vital means of imagining a life other than our own, which in turn makes us more empathetic…

— Ann Patchett

“Ann Patchett about the lack of a fiction Pulitzer winner this year. "Let me underscore the obvious here: Reading fiction is important. It is…

— Lynne Marshall

Writing fiction is not a profession that leaves one well-disposed toward reading fiction. One starts out loving books and stories, and then one becomes…

— Neil Gaiman

“I'm always highly irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's…

— Flannery O'Connor