A book cannot apologize for what people may think it should be. It has to be authoritative. That's what I want as a reader - I want to be confident that the book will do its job.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Writers have to be careful not to confuse personal attention with the attention that's going towards the book.
Every book has mistakes in them, every one. There's never been a book published without mistakes.
I'm very troubled when editors oblige their film critics to read the novel before they see the film. Reading the book right before you see the film will almost certainly ruin the film for you.
As a reader, I much prefer to read a book where people embody all kinds of ideas and everybody is making mistakes.
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
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.
I think good books have to make a few people angry.
I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and depth and seriousness.
It is very, very easy not to be offended by a book. You just have to shut it.
A good book ought to bring out lots of different responses from those that read it - none of them pre-planned, and all of them very personal. Whatever they take away from the reading of the book is valuable.