Book Quote by James Patterson

You see, the interesting thing about books, as opposed, say, to films, is that it's always just one person encountering the book, it's not…

— Paul Auster

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

If somebody can act out one of the books as a play, if they can see a play, film, or television show that's related,…

— Julie Andrews

Now the novels that are read are purely entertainment – well done, very polished, with a very effective technique – but not literature, just entertainment.

— Mario

People don't come out for book events. They want to feel an emotion and be entertained.

— Neil Strauss

You put books out into the world, and people form their own visuals and images and attachments to characters; those characters become part of…

— Cassandra Clare

Books can create a depth of story, a background of information and ideas, that televison and movies can't. Sure, the television shows may shock,…

— Chuck Palahniuk

Because they are inherently social, people find value in reading the same books and watching the same movies that others do.

— Anita Elberse

Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.

— Patricia Cornwell

A book is full of ideas. You just live with what you read for so much longer. A lot of the times, nowadays, with…

— Noah Hawley

Writing is such a strangely and radically private act, and yet its purpose is this great sense of connection and community. I mean, I…

— Cheryl Strayed

Any time you can take a book a little beyond the realm of pure entertainment, I think it's a good thing. But I don't…

— Mary Roach