Books Quote by John Irving

The novel doesn't come into existence until certain methods of reproducing fiction come along.

— Leslie Fiedler

“Be true to yourself. because if your not you, dont know who you are (By William Avery Smith)”

— William Avery Smith

If you're saved and you're breathing, you need to know who William Tyndale is.

— Steven J Lawson

“It’s one thing to decide what you want. It’s quite another to know how to get it. William doesn’t know how, but he is…

— Joshilyn Jackson

“A novel is not an allegory...it is a sensual experience of another world. If you don't enter that world, hold your breath with the…

— Azar Nafisi

“Whoever said diamonds were a girl's best friend sure hasn't read a good book.”

— Savannah Gostlin

I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read the greatest American short story, which is 'Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,' by Ambrose Bierce.

— Kurt Vonnegut

“He says he knows someone isn't from the same race as he when that person looks at his library and asks, 'Have you read…

— Jamie S. Rich

I feel like I'm the only person - or woman, at least - who hasn't read 'Fifty Shades of Grey.

— Carla Gugino

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

“While we read a novel, we are insane - bonkers.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin

A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.

— Julianna Baggott