“Arthur felt as though he were being read like a book, and wondered whether this girl would like his story.” — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books. — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
I jerk off inside books and give life to words, leaving concepts stuck together you probably never heard. — Immortal Tech Copy Share Image
A good book holds you down. It’s an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic. — Roy Blount, Jr Copy Share Image
Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you. — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
Believe nothing because it is written in books. Believe nothing because wise men say it is so. Believe nothing because it is… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
But for me if I'm gonna read about something I'd rather read a pamphlet or the instructions to a synthesizer than a… — John Frusciante Copy Share Image
... the state of rapture I experience when I read a wonderful book is one of the main reasons I read; but… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
“I like a lot of talk in a book and I don't like to have nobody tell me what the guy that's… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
The book, I think, like the map before it, like the clock, created or help create a revolution in the human mind… — Nicholas G. Carr Copy Share Image
I mean, the wonderful thing about writing a book is that you're getting a finished product at the end of the day.… — Gary Ross Copy Share Image
I don't remember ever feeling lonely; in fact, on the rare occasions when I met other children I found their games and… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
I worked on 'Lonesome Dove' three weeks all together. When I heard they were doing it, I wanted to be involved since… — Barry Corbin Copy Share Image
I tend to believe that computers are drawing kids -- and adults -- away from reading purely because they provide an alternative,… — Tim Lebbon Copy Share Image
I look for two things when I am about to launch into a book. First, there has to be a dramatic arc… — David Maraniss Copy Share Image
Amplitude is a powerful quality in fiction. It results in involvement, in sympathy with the characters. After a while, a reader can't… — James Salter Copy Share Image
And it does no harm to repeat, as often as you can, 'Without me the literary industry would not exist: the publishers,… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
I would love to be in 'The Hunger Games.' I'm one of the few people who haven't read the books, because unfortunately,… — Cassi Thomson Copy Share Image
“You can imagine Herman Melville coming to his publisher with his new manuscript. They ask him what it's about, and he says,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
At each of these northern posts there were interesting experiences in store for me, as one who had read all the books… — Ernest Thompson Seton Copy Share Image
When I read these books, I no longer felt like I was confined to a very tiny world. I no longer felt… — Gavin Extence Copy Share Image
