I'm of the glamorous ladies At whose beckoning history shook. But you are a man, and see only my pan, So I… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be… — Claude Adrien Helvetius Copy Share Image
“You see? I know where every single book used to be in the library.' She pointed to the shelf opposite. 'Over there… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
Quentin and I were constantly finding something new that we had in common and comic books were one of them. I think… — David Carradine Copy Share Image
I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good.… — Carl Sandburg Copy Share Image
Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche. — Tanith Lee Copy Share Image
I like the 'Cirque du Freak' books - 'Tunnel of Blood' by Darren Shan. They're set in England. It's about vampires. — Jamie Waylett Copy Share Image
Stretching [and] yoga [are] very helpful. All of these things - they really do help. Good food and a lot of sleep.… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
My British publisher has this independent press. It's pretty small; they actually won last year. And she's got this great energy, and… — Paul Beatty Copy Share Image
In our time, we have become too interested in the artist and his or her character and experience as a way of… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
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I was enjoying myself writing, because I don't know what's going to happen when I take a ride around that corner. You… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“What a book the Bible is, what a miracle, what strength is given with it to man. It s like a mould… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
In the account book of the Great War the page recording the Russian losses has been ripped out. The figures are unknown.… — Paul von Hindenburg Copy Share Image
I was 12 or 13, and I had seen a demo about origami at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. My dad, my step-mom,… — Adam Richman Copy Share Image
I really like to look like a history book. I can look 1940s, I can look 1970s hippie-chic, or sometimes I'll pull… — Katy Perry Copy Share Image
I leapt eagerly into books. The characters’ lives were so much more interesting than the lonely heartbeat of my own. — Ruta Sepetys Copy Share Image
The institution of a public library, containing books on education, would be well adapted for the information of teachers, many of whom… — Joseph Lancaster Copy Share Image
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I was an early reader, and my grandmother, who as a child had been forbidden to read by a father who believed… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
No printed word, nor spoken plea can teach young minds what they should be. Not all the books on all the shelves… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Two things I do well in books are sex and violence, but I don't want gratuitous sex or violence. The sex and… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
I have written, probably, more books for children than any other writer, from story-books to plays, and can claim to know more… — Enid Blyton Copy Share Image
“We cannot prevail by our own might or strength, we need to plug on to the source of our strength so that… — Jaachynma N.E. Agu Copy Share Image
If you can't figure out how to make the beginning of your book compelling, you're probably not writing a compelling book. — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
Weren’t all books ultimately related? After all, the same letters filled them, just arranged in a different order. Which meant that, in… — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
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Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have them where I can find them, but… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
My mother was an avid readerShe loved books about romance. Books that took place in faraway places and times. Stories with costumes — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
Wisdom is not what comes from reading great books. When it comes to understanding life, experiential learning is the only worthwhile kind,… — Joan Erikson Copy Share Image
Personally, I really enjoy sci-fi. I watch it, I read comic books, and I play video games. I love this kind of… — Aaron Ashmore Copy Share Image
If I were stranded on a desert island, the one book I would have with me would is the Bible. There are… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
I've always got a book in my hands, a novel in my hands. The more I get into film, the more paranoid… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
So many people are working in vaudeville today that I looked for three weeks to book enough acts for an hour bill… — Edgar Bergen Copy Share Image
I'm very successful, but there are 50,000 general interest books published every year. If you don't want to read mine, there are others. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“The walls of books around him, dense with the past, formed a kind of insulation against the present world and its disasters.” — Ross McDonald Copy Share Image
E-books are great for instant gratification - you see a review somewhere of a book that interests you, and you can start… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
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