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As a reader, I try to love all the literary forms equally, but I probably read novels most often.

— Sally Rooney

I deeply respect literature and expect to gain insight from a book and to identify emotionally with its characters. I therefore avoid reading suspense…

— A. B. Yehoshua

I have a huge passion for literature.

— Emily Perkins

“Literature is, to my mind, the great teaching power of the world, the ultimate creator of all values, and it is this, not only…

— William Butler Yeats

I have always loved reading, so was interested in the literary world, and took many literary portraits.

— Fay Godwin

Know your literary tradition, savor it, steal from it, but when you sit down to write, forget about worshiping greatness and fetishizing masterpieces.

— Allegra Goodman

I enjoy receiving and giving realistic fiction, for both children and adults, with strong characters, beautiful language, and humane visions.

— Sharon Creech

When literature exists, perhaps we do not notice how important it is, but when it does not exist, our lives become coarsened and brutal.…

— Mo Yan

If literature has engaged me as a project, first as a reader, then as a writer, it is as an extension of my sympathies…

— Susan Sontag

I tend to really enjoy being swept up in fiction. I love a good story and I admire fiction authors.

— Augusten Burroughs

I'm trying to earn a living in the way that is most enjoyable to me. I love the world of literature, and I hope…

— Jamaica Kincaid

I'm probably the most loquacious author when it comes to my dedications. The reason is there is some symbolism there. I've been writing these…

— Karen Kingsbury