Books Quote by Henry James

“We trust to novels to train us in the practice of great indignations and great generositie.”

— Henry James

“Eventually, we come to love certain novels because we have expended so much imaginative labor on them. This is why we hang on to…

— Orhan Pamuk

Exposition suggests a great trust in the reader, and this expression of trust makes a book feel tender.

— Akhil Sharma

The luxury of time to write, and the confidence to do so, make it easier for the more affluent and when the most decorated…

— Dawn Foster

“...Novels--which, after all, are training grounds for responding to the world, imaginative sanctuaries in which to hone and test our ethical judgments and choices.”

— William Deresiewicz

Novels are . . . an unsurpassed form to understand people.

— Henning Mankell

There's a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists in any other art form; as a reader, I…

— Dan Simmons

“We as authors sign a pact with our readers; they'll go on reading because they trust us to play fair with them and deliver…

— Pamela Glass Kelly

The writer's gift can make us see ourselves and our morals differently than our reality suggests.

— Michael Eric Dyson

A great novelist must open the reader's heart, allow the reader to remember the vastness and glory -- and shame and shabbiness -- of…

— Carolyn See

Novels may teach us as wholesome a moral as the pulpit. There are "sermons in stones," in healthy books, and "good in everything.

— Charles Caleb Colton

A novel must show how the world truly is. Somehow, reveals the true source of our actions.

— Jane Austen