Books Quote by John Gaddis

“The sign of a good book is that it entertains you. The sign of a great book is that it changes you.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

The novelist helps us to see things we might not notice otherwise.

— Madeleine L'Engle

“I read novels with the utmost pertinaity. I look upon them - I look upon good novels - as a very valuable part of…

— Patrick O'Brian

To read a novel is a difficult and complex art. You must be capable not only of great fineness of perception, but of great…

— Virginia Woolf

“The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in…

— Umberto Eco

“never assume that just because you see something in a novel, it reflects the author’s own personality or interests.”

— Mark Pryor

“How I would enjoy being told the novel is dead. How liberating to work in the margins, outside a central perception. You are the…

— Don DeLillo

“Novels should reflect reality to some extent, otherwise they risk being sentimental.”

— Marc Levy

When the writing is good, a book becomes a mirror. The reader will see an uncanny familiarity and respond accordingly

— Jen Knox

“That's the pleasure and challenge of reading great novels; you get to see yourself as others see you and you get to see others…

— John Green

“Talking about ideas for a novel is a bit like showing pictures of the ultrasound if you're pregnant. Until they're out in the world,…

— Clare Boylan

“The novel is an event in consciousness. Our aim isn't to copy actuality, but to modify and recreate our sense of it. The novelist…

— George Buchanan