William H. Gass Quotes

When book and reader's furrowed brow meet, it isn't always the book that's stupid.

William H. Gass

William H. Gass

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Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?

Kate DiCamillo
- Book
- Hands
- Saying
Yes, there is a terrible moral in 'Dorian Gray' - a moral which the prurient will not be able to find in it, but it will be revealed to all whose minds are healthy. Is this an artistic error? I fear it is. It is the only error in the book.

Oscar Wilde
- Book
- Moral
- Healthy
It takes me a long time writing books. It takes me about five years to write a book, and when I'm done, the last thing I want to do is to do it again.

Naomi Klein
- Time
- Long
- Writing
When you're writing a book, you don't really think about it critically. You don't want to know too well what you're doing. First, you write the book, then you find the justification for it.

E. L. Doctorow
- Writing
- Book
- Doing
Before my book, 'California,' came out, I had modest hopes for it. Or, let's put it this way - I had the same hopes that every literary fiction writer in America has: I wanted the novel to be well-received, critically. As for sales? I didn't want it to disappoint, but I didn't expect it to be a best-seller, either.

Edan Lepucki
- Book
- America
- Same
On the streets, hanging out with the fellows, there are things you learn that no book can teach you.

Ramon Rodriguez
- Book
- Learn
- Teach