Books Quote by Thomas Mann

“The question is not what the writer meant, but what he conveyed to those who heard or read.”

— Clement Gatley

“We don't want to give people straight answers. We'd rather they question things for themselves.”

— Deborah Curtis

“That was a rhetorical question, one asked solely to produce an effect and not elicit a reply.”

— Paul Hoffman

“Instead, they asked: How do we prevent our people from screwing up? That approach never encourages a creative response.”

— Ed Catmull

“I think sometimes people would rather have a bad answer about things than no answer at all.”

— Cormac McCarthy

“So many questions but nothing to say, in this current moment we are still so far from the answers.”

— Liz Newman

“And asking people to take the time to read and actually think about stuff? Heaven forbid.”

— David Baldacci

“Already they’d stopped asking questions, unless they had to.”

— Margaret Atwood

“They go on to this better place, you know, which is what they wanted all along. But you and me, we're still left behind…

— Jodi Picoult

“To read, or not to read...where is the question?”

— Brenda Sloan

“...Don't insult readers by questioning the extent of their imaginations. Most need only to be nudged to solve a good mystery.”

— Peggy Kopman-Owens

“To read, or not to read…that is the question!”

— Mary Weaver