Books Quote by Jacques Barzun

I don't believe that there are dangerous writers: the danger of certain books is not in the books themselves but in the passions of…

— Octavio Paz

One of the surprising things I hadn't expected when I decided to write crime fiction is how much you are expected to be out…

— Kathy Reichs

A lot of novels use crime as a stepping stone to talk about greater issues. So I just think of myself as a writer.

— Karin Slaughter

I don't like writers. They're dangerous people.

— Greta Garbo

Fiction is more dangerous than nonfiction because it can seduce better. I think we all know this, know that deeper truths can be approached…

— Chris Abani

With crime fiction, you have to write a half-dozen before they catch on.

— John Banville

Fiction is risky for writers also in that the process of making certain books, of shaping certain narratives, leaves scars and marks on your…

— Chris Abani

I think crime fiction is a great way to talk about social issues, whether 'To Kill A Mockingbird' or 'The Lovely Bones;' violence is…

— Karin Slaughter

Good writers know that crime is an entre into telling a greater story about character. Good crime writing holds up a mirror to the…

— Karin Slaughter

The danger of writing a so-called thriller is that in your last 100 pages, all of these really interesting characters you've created are just…

— Noah Hawley

“Within sixty-minute limits or one-hundred-yard limits or the limits of a game board, we can look for perfect moments or perfect structures. In my…

— Don DeLillo

I'll bet you $10 right now that there are an awful lot of literary writers who started a long time ago and now they…

— Robert Crais