I think that the mark of a great book is that it will meet you wherever you're at and you'll feel and experience something new and different each time you read it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A book is a journey: It's a thing you agree to go on with somebody, and I think every reader's experience of a book is going to be different.
Everybody's idea of a great book is different, of course. For me it's one that makes my jaw drop on every page, the writing is so original.
The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to you at the moment when you are reading. I do not mean the book that is most instructive, but the book that feeds your spirit. And that depends on your age, your experience, your psychological and spiritual need.
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.
I try not to recommend too many books, frankly, because I think there's a certain synchronicity that happens when people discover books.
I think the greatest reward you get as a writer is finding that people who are reasonably receptive and intelligent have liked your book.
When a book is going well, it tells you where to go.
It's kind of amazing that people will travel because of a book. I admire that.
A book can be wonderful and powerful and accessible and artful all at the same time.
Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness.