Henning Mankell Quotes

I read very widely, both non-fiction and fiction, so I don't think there's a single writer who influences me.

I don't read books. I like to read newspapers and magazines, but I've never learnt to enjoy books or novels.

I've stopped reading fiction. I don't read it at all. I read other things: history, biography. I don't have the same interest in fiction that I once did.

Most books are three-thirds rubbish.

I don't read fiction.

A good book is a good book. End of story.

I've read a lot of bad books. I used to review books for a living, and when you're a reviewer you read tons of terrible books.

I don't read fiction at all.

My house is filled with books, most of which I have read, some of which I intend to eventually get to. I'm always reading at least one work of fiction and one work of non-fiction simultaneously. Whatever mood I'm in, there's always a book nearby to suit it.

I read a lot - and I read a variety of genres.

If I like a book, I tend to read the author's entire collection. But I choose mainly through personal recommendations, general word of mouth and book reviews.

I'm not that into reading. If I'm gonna read, I'm gonna read some cool sci-fi book or something, not some stupid self-help book.

I will literally read anything, regardless of genre, fiction or non-fiction, as long as it's well written.

I like westerns, fantasy, sci-fi, graphic novels, thrillers, and I try to avoid the word 'genre' altogether. A good book is a good book.

I don't generally read a lot of fiction.

I steer clear of books with ugly covers. And ones that are touted as 'sweeping,' 'tender' or 'universal.'

I read all kinds of novels, as long as they're good.

In my mind, there's not a great difference between what people call fiction and non-fiction. So in that sense, I'm like an early-18th-century person. I actually believe there's one way of writing.

I'm not a massive reader of traditional books.

I swing with a lot of torque from non-fiction to fiction, and I really like that place in between.

Ive read an awful lot of books, Ive read alot of awful books

I didn't read a serious book until I was 19.

Writing is so fun precisely because if you take out the right adjective, the readers can decide what kind of book is in their hands. Suspension of disbelief should not be mandatory in contemporary writing.

We are not such fools as to pay for reading inferior books, when we can read superior books for nothing.

I know there are people who don't read fiction at all, and I find it hard to understand how they can bear to be inside the same head all the time.