Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a good book, kills reason its self.
John Milton
A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.
Most of the people who write to me are really clever, really engaged. They just want to say that they have read my book and liked it.
Denise Mina
Because I write a book a year, I always want to do one other project every year that's stimulating in a different way. It means you can be... →
The book I made it big with in the U.S. was my fourth book, 'Sanctum.' My novels sell really well both there and in Canada, so once a year I... →
If anybody reads a story in a magazine or book, different pictures compete in their minds.
Vincente Minnelli
In general, my own experience of writing an adaptation of 'Evening' gave me a chance to get into different parts of the book.
Susan Minot
When I was younger, I suppose I was interested in checking out as much about writing as I could: bad, weird, irritating, even things not-to-my-taste.... →
I'm certainly a plot and character man. Themes, structure, style - they're valid components of a novel and you can't complete the book... →
David Mitchell
The art of the novelist is not unrelated to the illness of multiple personality disorder. It's a much milder form. But the better the book, the... →