Books Quote by Ruben Papian

Books should make somebody look at how they feel, be honest with themselves.

— Clive Barker

A great book should leave you with many experiences.

— William Styron

All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories…

— Patricia Reilly Giff

My books don't seem to belong to me after I have once written them; and I find myself delivering opinions about them as if…

— George Eliot

Personally, I never understood the power of having books written about your experience - whatever that experience may be - until I wrote one…

— Jay Asher

Every book is its own experience, the writing of it.

— Elizabeth Berg

A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.

— William Styron

With books at least, the best experiences are not when you find what you were looking for, but when something quite different finds you,…

— Tim Parks

Keep reading books, but remember that a book’s only a book, and you should learn to think for yourself.

— Maxim Gorky

More people should read books. It's the most concentrated experience you can have.

— Vivienne Westwood

Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't.

— Julian Barnes

I don't think any good book is based on factual experience. Bad books are about things the writer already knew before he wrote them.

— Carlos Fuentes