Cover Art Quotes

“Wait a second, is a snooty book critic actually admitting to judging books by their covers?”
― Larry Correia

“The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that a cover is a sort of translation, that is, an interpretation of my words in another language- a visual one. It represents the text, but it isn't part of it. It can't be too literal. It has to have its own take on the book.

Like a translation, a cover can be faithful to the book, or it can be misleading.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Clothing of Books: An Essay

“We don't live in a world in which a cover can reflect the sense and style of the book. Today more than ever the cover shoulders an additional weight. Its function is more commercial than aesthetic. It succeeds or fails in the market.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Clothing of Books: An Essay

“A cover that one person cherishes is devoid of meaning to another. What does that mean? I fear that, even in a globalized world, it signals an inability to recognize oneself in the other.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Clothing of Books: An Essay

“Everyone likes to judge a book cover. In the first place, it is easier to evaluate the cover than the content. Besides, it's fun. All one needs to do is look and react.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Clothing of Books: An Essay