Books Quote by Guy Vanderhaeghe

“The novels we read allow us to encounter possible persons, visions of ourselves that we would never see, never permit ourselves to become, in…

— Thomas C. Foster

“Now I’ve given up any hope of lasting fame or literary perfection. I don’t care if I write a great book anymore, but just…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“Falling in love with a writer is a dangerous thing, isn't it? The only thing you get out of it sometimes is immortality.”

— Darnell Lamont Walker

“The novels we read allow us to encounter possible persons, versions of ourselves hat we would never see, never permit ourselves to see, never…

— Thomas C. Foster

“I had never known the pleasure of reading, of exploring the recesses of the soul, of letting myself be carried away by imagination, beauty,…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“It was evident to me then that I existed in the same manner as all other men, that I must grow old, that I…

— Marcel Proust

“Slowly I discovered that writing was my way of coping with chaos and my cry of freedom, my homage to beauty. Because stories have…

— Vittorio Vandelli

“From the beginning I've searched out those writers unafraid to stir up the emotions, who entrust me with their darkest passions, their most indestructible…

— Pat Conroy

“Quite often, too, a writer who has for a time been believed to possess a great store of ordinarily profound ideas, and who is…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“One great pleasure of being a writer is possessing the power to determine the fate of my characters and how the story will end.”

— Terry a O'Neal

“Perhaps it's my destiny to remain a bookkeeper forever, and for poetry and literature to remain simply butterflies that alight on my head and…

— Fernando Pessoa

“Sometimes a book that appeared dull or off-putting would somehow still draw you in, call to you, and when you finally embarked on the…

— Liam W. Russell