Enjoyable Reading Quotes

The most common criticism I've seen is that I write 'popcorn fantasy:' lightweight action-adventure. Some people call it that as they explain why they love it for exactly that reason. I'm cool with that, either way. I just nod and let it go.

You can't write well what you don't read for pleasure. If it doesn't entertain you, it's not going to entertain anyone else.

I yearn for intellectual sustenance on vacation but want, of course, to avoid tedium or boredom. I want to read something that will entertain me but also help me appreciate what I am seeing.

People tell me they open my e-mails first, because they aren't demands and you don't need to reply. They're simply for pleasure.

I do believe that in every age there are people whose consciousness transcends their own time and that these people, whether fictional or historical, are those with whom we most closely identify and those about whom we most enjoy reading.

I have read a number of books, starting with novels, that I particularly liked.

All reading for pleasure is entertainment.

We profit little by books we do not enjoy.

Reading should be a pleasure, not a chore.

Making reading an enjoyable activity for children is a challenge. So I ensure that I write in a way that is fun for children to read.

You sort of suspect if a book's fun to write, it will be fun to read.

You're more likely to finish a book you enjoy, than one that feels like literary drudgery.

I'm not a masochistic reader. If something is just too dense or not enjoyable, even though I'm told it should be good for me, I'll put it down. That said, most of what I read would be considered high-end or good for you, I suppose. But, I also think that reading should be enjoyable.

Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful.

Every time people force themselves to carry on with a book they're not enjoying, they reinforce the idea that reading is a duty.