But it is impossible to enjoy a tennis game, a book, or a conversation unless attention is fully concentrated on the activity. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I know many older writers who were very successful and whose books are now out of print, so you have to go… — William Boyd Copy Share Image
You are a volume in the divine book A mirror to the power that created the universe Whatever you want, ask it… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
But being is making; not only large things, a family, a book, a business; but the shape we give this afternoon, a… — Frank Bidart Copy Share Image
The holy book is implanted in the hearts and minds of all the Muslims. Humiliation of the holy book represents the humiliation… — Hamid Karzai Copy Share Image
Those who cultivate letters must be supplied with the books necessary for their purpose; and until this supply is secured I shall… — Aldus Manutius Copy Share Image
books are brain food. If every American would purchase the equivalent of his weight in books each year, this country would be… — Patricia Schroeder Copy Share Image
I have always felt like an artist when I work on a book. I see no reason why the word should always… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
What I'm really interested in, as a reader and as a writer, is the idea of the nonfiction book that is not… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share Image
“Beware, Underlanders, time hangs by a thread. The hunters are hunted, white water runs red. The Gnawers will strike to extinguish the… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
“This is a book. It is a book I found in a box. I found the box in the attic. The box… — Paul Harding Copy Share Image
You have to understand that the Bible is really a library of books and it has different categories of material. There are… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
So he lent her books. After all, one of life's best pleasures is reading a book of perfect beauty; more pleasurable still… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You don't see Los Angeles erecting a museum dedicated to the birth place of the Crips and the Bloods and the Mexican… — Tod Goldberg Copy Share Image
“When books go out into the world, they take on a life. Sometimes that life is a quiet and dusty one, waiting… — Frances Mayes Copy Share Image
In America right now, we use words like 'smart' to talk about bombs. American rhetoric is grounded in ideas of capital-G Good,… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
I don't just want my books to be about the '30s and '40s. I want them to read as if they had… — Alan Furst Copy Share Image
My idea of rich is that you can buy every book you ever want without looking at the price and you're never… — John Waters Copy Share Image
Writing a book is a brilliant thing because once you've finished it, you've done it, and there's the potential for it to… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
I've read every one of Donald Goines' books. So as soon as I heard there was an opportunity for one of his… — DMX Copy Share Image
A book which the Mohammedans foolishly believe to have been written by divine inspiration, but which Christians know to be a wicked… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“Books are not about passing the time. They’re about other lives. Other worlds. Far from wanting time to pass, Sir Kevin, one… — Alan Bennett Copy Share Image
I change my method and field of reference from book to book because I can never believe in the same thing two… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
I labored for eight years thinking I was writing a book for adults that was a nostalgic look back on childhood. Then… — Jeff Kinney Copy Share Image
Historical investigation and literary criticism have taken the magic out of the Bible and have made it a composite human book, written… — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
I'm not very charismatic or telegenic. I feel bad for the kids waiting three hours in line for their book to be… — Jeff Kinney Copy Share Image
The people who loved me when I was seven years old love my books, and the people who didn't like me when… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Read at least one book a month. This is self-serving, obviously. It's a proven fact that people who read buy more books… — Randy Pausch Copy Share Image
The character can never be static from book to book. People might think you just come up with a new plot and… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
People don't see this side of me. They don't know I read, like, 800 million spiritual books. Lately I am just really… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
A weird sort of awareness set in, like, 'Wow. My stand-up isn't just separate from everything else I do anymore.' With Twitter… — Colin Quinn Copy Share Image
My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In advertisements for your favorite products, are women denigrated or objectified in some way? All of that is important. I would rewrite… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
My favorite sports novel is End Zone by Delillo. It's such a great looking book too, the black cover with the football… — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
In a recent fire Bob Dole's library burned down. Both books were lost. And he hadn't even finished coloring one of them. — Jack Kemp Copy Share Image
Lit majors are not known for watching where they're going; most of us walk with our eyes in a book instead of… — Rachel Vincent Copy Share Image
On the floor by my bed, there are heaps of books I want to read, books I have to read, and books… — Karl Ove Knausgard Copy Share Image
In the electronic age, books, words and reading are not likely to remain sufficiently authoritative and central to knowledge to justify literature. — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write… — Jackie Collins Copy Share Image
I travel a lot, so when I arrive in a city, I like to go to good local bookshops and make a… — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
