Book Quote by Patrick Rothfuss

I think the greatest reward you get as a writer is finding that people who are reasonably receptive and intelligent have liked your book.

— Christopher Koch

Since I spend such a long time making each book, I only choose books that I'm really interested in and that I really love.

— Brian Selznick

What's important to me is that all of my books are in print - and, in a way, that becomes the challenge, not winning…

— William Boyd

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

You have to be a lover of books without expecting more of them than they give - a little pleasure, a little insight, a…

— Anne Roiphe

I'm not at all snobby about book prizes and how they pollute the world of literature. Just like with the Olympics, a little bit…

— Emma Donoghue

There's something deeply satisfying when it succeeds, but I'm not going to do another book just to put my name on something and make…

— John McEnroe

People - me included - want to get excited about books. Good books are a good thing.

— Lev Grossman

I think that some books are more successful than others to certain readers. People who read my books for the humor, they're going to…

— Janet Evanovich

It's so exciting when a book catches traction you didn't even expect (or completely did expect!), and so frustrating when a book never quite…

— Danielle Dutton

I think books are just a great ticket to get you outside of yourself. You can not be you for a second and live…

— Dan Mangan

Finding people who get enormous pleasure from reading books is a more and more unusual experience, and so writers just so much want to…

— Susie Bright