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I think people become consumed with selling a book when they need to be consumed with writing it.

A novelist writes a novel, and people read it. But reading is a solitary act. While it may elicit a varied and personal response, the communal nature of the audience is like having five hundred people read your novel and respond to it at the same time. I find that thrilling.

I certainly grew up seeing more movies and television than I read books, but when it came time to do the thing itself you don't have to hire a lot of people to sit down and write a book, so that was the story-telling medium that was available to me.

Personally, I read fiction, in part, because I get to spend time with people who aren't my people.

I'd always been a big reader, and I loved books, and I always thought writing would be a great way to get by in the world.

I got interested in the question of literacy because writers are always moaning about why more people don't read books.

One thing that writers have in common is that they are readers first. They have read lots and lots of stuff, because they're just infested with lots of stuff.

As society diversifies, the number of people who read literature is decreasing. It will be difficult for readers to digest my ideas through literature.

I primarily read fiction, and I read a good many wonderful books while writing 'The Visibles.'

People respect nonfiction but they read novels.