Book Quotes · Page 179

I dinna trust him," said Slightly Mad Angus. "He reads books an' such.

— Terry Pratchett

“No tea cup is big enough nor book long enough for me to be satisfied.”

— C.S. Lewis

The Book of Mormon exposes the enemies of Christ. It confounds false doctrines and lays down contention.

— Ezra Taft Benson

I bought a book of Mark Twain quotes. That's about my speed. I'll read a couple quotes and put it down.

— Kid Rock

“if you judge a book by its cover,a fish will be thinking how stupid it looks its whole life.”

— Benjamin Franklin

Only three things are necessary to make life happy: the blessing of God, books , and a friend.

— Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire

Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a pound of knowledge.

— John Wesley

It didn’t matter where you were, if you were in a room full of books you were at least halfway home.

— Lev Grossman

I said in my earlier book, and find no reason for retracting my statement, that the famous Jewish sense of humour got…

— George Mikes

This book is dedicated to all those who fell by the airside, for nothing is wasted, and every apparent failure is but…

— Amy Johnson

I was greatly affected by a guy named Rob Briner, who died about five years ago, who wrote a book called "Roaring…

— John C. Maxwell

There are no taboos. Every topic is open, however shocking. It is the way that the topics are handled that's important, and…

— Robert Cormier

The books people are writing today, they're too long. You get a little bit of plot, and then pages and pages of…

— Douglas Adams

“The Essentials of English, book of choice of the older boys at St. Faith’s for spanking the younger boys with, leaving a…

— Ali Smith

I wrote a tennis book about Chris Evert and her then-husband, John Lloyd. It was called 'Lloyd on Lloyd' and became a…

— Carol Thatcher

I'm a better writer now because I've worked very hard at getting better. My long-range goal will always be to write better…

— George Pelecanos

I must follow my Lord. No matter what. I must renew my allegiance every morning. It is His voice I must listen…

— Stu Weber

Never love someone whom you think you need to mend – or who makes you feel like you should be mended. There…

— Caitlin Moran

Books, books, books had found the secret of a garret-room piled high with cases in my father's name; Piled high, packed large,…

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The gospel is not a book; it is a living being, with an action, a power, which invades every thing that opposes…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Libraries' most powerful asset is the conversation they provide - between books and readers, between children and parents, between individuals and the…

— Bella Bathurst

Most of the books that I've adapted I'm doing because I love the book and I feel like it's a great work…

— James Franco

Will there ever be an encyclopedia? Possibly. I would say two things about the encyclopedia: firstly, I’ve always said and I stand…

— Anonymous

But your book is wrong, Mrs. Strunk, says George, when it tells you that Jim is the substitute I found for a…

— Christopher Isherwood

“That’s the origin of the number, and how it became a theme for this book.”

— A.R. Wise

Writing this book was very therapeutic because it helped me face my relationship with my dad.

— Anonymous

Never judge a book by its cover, until you've read the pages that are inbetween the book.

— Bryant Collins

If someone can relate my guitar solo to an exercise in a book... that's no fun at all.

— Joe Satriani

It's easier to sit and watch TV than it is to get up and read a book.

— Brad Bird

“Don't call yourself discouraged anymore;it's no longer your name.”

— Jaachynma N.E. Agu

I was never a big comic book fan. I was always more into the baseball cards.

— Tracy Morgan

“Reading centers on finding yourself in a book. -- Sherman Alexie”

— Anita Silvey

Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.

— Jerzy Kosinski

Most people who decide to grow personally find their first mentors in the pages of books.

— John C. Maxwell

There's no encyclopedia or book about parenthood. You learn on the fly.

— LeBron James

Um, yeah. I guess lying around reading books all day doesn't do much for physical endurance.

— Amy Plum

“Any book, old or new, that claims to hold all the answers to life, is a scam.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“So? I know lots of beautiful women. Nova wanted to chase... I merely obliged her by running.”

— D.D. Chant

“Reading a book is like life: you live it one page at a time.”

— Ronald E. Yates

If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you.

— Terry Pratchett