Books Quote by Henry Fielding

Entertainment is a sacred pursuit when done well. When done well, it raises the quality of human life.

— Michael Chabon

One can do such lovely things with so little. Subjects that are too beautiful end by appearing theatrical.

— Camille Pissarro

“If all, or almost all, the plays that are popular now, imaginative works as well as historical ones, are known to be nonsense and…

— Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Every good book should be entertaining. A good book will be more; it must not be less. Entertainment…is like a qualifying examination. If a…

— Anonymous

“Unfortunately, psychology has not adequately come to grips with the difficult subject of entertainment (or with its opposite, boredom). Despite a few initial efforts…

— Thomas Gilovich

“Becoming a successful professional writer implies that one's own mind is entertaining enough to keep the work interesting. ”

— Robert Stump

All entertainment is education in some way, many times more effective than schools because of the appeal to the emotions rather than to the…

— Hortense Powdermaker

“If fast-paced entertainment is not among the pleasures generally offered by the literary novel, other pleasure often abound: a richness of language, a heart-breaking…

— Joshua Henkin

Mere experience, if it is not matched by deep concentration, does not translate into excellence.

— Matthew Syed

Such a superiority do the pursuits of literature possess above every other occupation, that even he who attains but a mediocrity in them, merits…

— David Hume

When a good writer is having fun, the audience is almost always having fun too.

— Stephen King

“A novelist's job is almost to be a stupid as possible, except in the cunning moment when you need to structure something, when you…

— Colm Tóibín