Affirming Quote by Phil Elvrum

I had grown up in a humanist atmosphere, and war to me was never anything but horror, mutilation and senseless destruction, and I knew…

— George Grosz

I try to make my books reflect humanity as I see it.

— Tony Hillerman

I first read War And Peace about 100 years after Tolstoy wrote it.

— Simon Schama

What I wish is that people would look beyond the tribbles and see I've written some other books that I really would like people…

— David Gerrold

Something that is appealing is wars are terrible and ugly and hard and each conflict is different, but of every conflict I've ever gone…

— Shaul Schwarz

I was happy when I read the script [The Bourne Ultimatum ] - the first version they sent me - to see that before,…

— Julia Stiles

I have to admit that I only read 'War and Peace' when I was 40. But I knew the basics before then.

— Umberto Eco

I've found that the common humanity of people is the most relatable thing, and even if your stories are very specific about a different…

— Kumail Nanjiani

I've never read anything so badly written that got published. It made 'Twilight' look like 'War and Peace.'

— Salman Rushdie

“I like authors who experiment with narrative and delve into very specific conditions within their characters in order to expose universal truths about humanity.…

— Amanda Knox

I see this beautiful and tragic world, and I do my best to describe it, because it's been crushing to me since I was…

— Ryan Adams

My favorite novels allow me to imagine the characters afterward and what happened, and that I've witnessed a really great story, where the world…

— Anonymous