Behind the scenes Quote by Felix J Palma

“Do you remember—” “Fuck, yes.” Merrick stood. “And if you’re telling this story, I’m getting the bottle.”

— KJ Charles

“I get absolutely and undeniably attached to book characters to the point where I cry and laugh with them, and physically miss them when…

— Boodfessions #207

“One of these days, Strickland is going to write a little book on his experiences. That book will be worth buying; and even more,…

— Rudyard Kipling

“Literature had taken possession even of her memories. She was matching him, presumably, with certain characters in the old novels...”

— Virginia Woolf

“In the end I decided to hold onto the book, my thought being that his story was a unique one, and so best to…

— Patrick deWitt

“Read a book then forget the names of characters in it except lead character.”

— Hibis

“After all, she understood people so well, as well as Fredrick understood his library.”

— Sarah Holman

“But how could she have forgotten who he was—a man who could lose himself in a single book, not to mention a world-class, open-stack…

— Robert Masello

“The important thing for any writer to remember is to take the writing seriously, but not the writer.”

— A.E. Poynor

“The problem lies not with the characters within the novel, but with the reader itself.”

— Vladimir Nabokov

“As the hero learns, readers learn too.”

— Pamela Glass Kelly

“This particular book felt familiar, like an old friend. The characters drew me into their world, and I blocked out mine for the rest…

— Rebecca Raisin