Books Quote by Pat Conroy

It's an article of faith that the novels I've loved will live inside me forever.

— Pat Conroy

“Take all of this Book upon reason that you can, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier man.”

— Elton Trueblood

“I would probably have to say that reading fiction — those stories fill the space that other people might use religious stories for. The…

— Tom Perrotta

“I long for some connection, to the real and those who love them, and hope that my fiction can reach beyond the veil, that…

— Shannon Celebi

“This is the thing about great literature. It reads like truth and sticks to you forever and lets you know that you are not…

— Arlaina Tibensky

“For me, faith involves staring into the abyss, seeing that it is dark and full of the unknown—and being okay with that.”

— Nina Riggs

“Faith is only a word if there is no love at its center, so flaccid and lifeless, vague and hollow - not anything you…

— Elif Shafak

“A life of faith is an enduring sacred-existence.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“You're reading one of those books in which the author is in love with the reader. My life.”

— Saleem Sharma

“I now understand that writing fiction was a seed planted in my soul, though I would not be ready to grow that seed for…

— Sue Monk Kidd

“Faith is expressed in love.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“This is what I love about novels, both reading them and writing them. They jump into the abyss, to be with you”

— John Green