Authors Quote by William Goldman

“The author says one character's definition of a classic is any book he'd heard of before he was thirty.”

— Sinclair Lewis

“In the end I decided to hold onto the book, my thought being that his story was a unique one, and so best to…

— Patrick deWitt

“As always with the greatest works, the novel is so many-sided that over time it mirrors back the shifting concerns of those who read…

— Carl F. Hovde

“That was the wonderful thing about historical novels, one met so many famous people. It was like reading a very old copy of Hello!…

— Edward St. Aubyn

“Once you read a classic, you will start loving even the smell of the books.”

— Aman Jassal

“In the end he read everything that came his way, and he did not have a favorite author but rather many who had been…

— Gabriel García Márquez

“He was like a book that you could feel good holding, that you could talk about without ever having read, that could you recommend.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“Not every classic book was the best thing ever. Each book has flaws, and it’s up to writers to change things.”

— Tim Holtorf

“Your favorite author? This was an important question. I'd dated men who had never read a book. Reading was a passion of mine and…

— Debbie Macomber

“It is now my favorite book of all time, but then again, I always think that until I read another book.”

— Anonymous

“He wondered what book he might be reading when he finally breathed his last, and determined to grab a good one as soon as…

— Andrew Peterson

“My brother was one of the bigger influences in my life, in as much as he told me I didn't have to read the…

— David Bowie