Best Quote by Jennifer Egan

I felt more doubtful than usual with 'Goon Squad,' because I knew that the book's genre wasn't easily named - Novel? Stories? Novel-in-stories? -…

— Jennifer Egan

I knew as far back as 2001 that I would write a book called 'A Visit From the Goon Squad,' though I had no…

— Jennifer Egan

The book that is the closest genetically to 'Goon Squad' is 'Look at Me.' It has the futuristic element - although, freakishly, almost every…

— Jennifer Egan

Goon Squad' took about three years to write and that's the short end. My second novel, 'Look at Me,' took six years.

— Jennifer Egan

A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well.

— Daniel J. Boorstin

I used to think a good book was the best company, but now Ive thought better.

— DH Lawrence

We've had really good mainstream publicity for these books and both Wanted and Chosen were snapped up as movie deals before each series even…

— Mark Millar

“When Children of Dune came out in hardback in 1976, it was an instant best seller. True to the prediction of David Hartwell and…

— Frank Herbert

The books I've written the fastest were the best reviewed and sold the best.

— Michael Connelly

Success is not measured by bestseller lists. Certain types of great books sell very well; other types of great books don’t sell a lot.…

— Po Bronson

'Goon' is very much an action - it's got a lot of heart, it's got a lot of comedy, it's got a lot of…

— Tim Miller

As any student of literature knows, the books that last are often not the books that are most popular when they are written. Both…

— Michael Cunningham