Reading is rapture (or if it isn't, I put the book down meaning to go on with it later, and escape out… — William Maxwell Copy Share Image
The worst thing in life is boredom. When people don't know what to do with themselves, they are very, very poor. — Alice Herz-Sommer Copy Share Image
Our ownership in Christ is documented in the Word of God, and our names are registered in the Lamb's Book of Life. — David Jeremiah Copy Share Image
I never read a single book as a child. I did not read as a child. I worked on the farm. I… — Story Musgrave Copy Share Image
Books delight to the very marrow of one's bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
I think books find their way to you when you need them. Whenever I feel like I'm not going to live to… — Rosanne Cash Copy Share Image
Your response to literature is to do with maturity; if you don't respond to a book or a poem when you are… — Tim Pigott-Smith Copy Share Image
“Because that’s what a book is: a letter from a writer to a reader. It’s connection. Something that reaches across the divides… — Chris Harrison Copy Share Image
In a book, you can describe a scene and have any song you want playing on the radio and have any painting… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
Since the first announcement of 'Korra' a few years ago, our fan presence online has just been huge and it's really active… — Bryan Konietzko Copy Share Image
[Tom] Wolfe's books offered a whole new world to step into, and whilst at times you could accuse him of being somewhat… — Jude Law Copy Share Image
The Drama Years is filled with heart-stirring stories, just-been-there advice from recent teens and practical, actionable tips for parents. It's full of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You shall find books and sermons everywhere, in the land and in the sea, in the earth and in the skies, and… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
You have to understand that while I pre-plot the meta story of a given book, I often have no idea of what… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
Early on I came to realize something, and it came from the mail I received from kids. That is, kids at that… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
“The Deliverator belongs to an elite order, a hallowed subcategory. He’s got esprit up to here. Right now, he is preparing to… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them; but as a rule the… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue. If knowledge of mysteries come after emptiness of mind,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
And Sam Vimes thought: Why is Young Sam's nursery full of farmyard animals anyway? Why are his books full of moo-cows and… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I don't understand "The Little World of the Past" [a reference to the title of the book by Antonio Fogazzaro] that is… — Franca Sozzani Copy Share Image
“In every operation there is an above the line and a below the line. Above the line is what you do by… — John le Carré Copy Share Image
I havent been doin much comic book writing for the last several years though, as Ive been writing television projects and a… — Bill Mumy Copy Share Image
Some books I've kept because the binding is beautiful - I'm unlikely ever to read my grandmother's copy of 'The Life of… — Hari Kunzru Copy Share Image
Pain is the body's way of telling the brain it's in trouble. Similarly, confusion is the brain's way of telling the body,… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
“Remember where you're standing when the spotlight goes off," Lovell warned me once, when our book was a best-seller and the movie… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
Being rich is not about how much money you have or how many homes you own; it's the freedom to buy any… — John Waters Copy Share Image
A book which is left on a shelf is a dead thing but it is also a chrysalis, an inanimate object packed… — Susan Hill Copy Share Image
And books, they offer one hope -- that a whole universe might open up from between the covers, and falling into that… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
“Like I said, I’d slam that book with a one-star rating and return it! Except Jeff Bezos won’t let you return your… — Camilla Monk Copy Share Image
I hate reading digital books. I don't enjoy the experience. I like smelling the paper, turning the pages. I think the book… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
“There is a simple rule: practice a kind of generous selfishness. Give a book to a friend, but don't lend it, because… — Leah Price Copy Share Image
“A life is similar to a book. Some chapters are boring,a few emotional, a handful memorable,others saddening,one or two thoughtful and many… — Elizabeth Adeniyi Copy Share Image
Child! do not throw this book about Refrain from the unholy pleasure Of cutting all the pictures out! Preserve it as your… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
I couldn’t remember the last time I had stayed up into the squeaky hours of the night because I couldn’t put a… — Shannon Hale Copy Share Image
Adverbs is a book about love, and I thought that was pretty cheerful, but people who are reading it now are telling… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
Actually, the first thing I do is choose the antique that will be featured in each book. I try to find unusual… — Jane Cleland Copy Share Image
The language of prose is very different than the language of cinema, so the movie has to successfully translate what was in… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
With a photograph, you are left with the same modes of interpretation as you are with a book. You ask: 'What do… — Joel Sternfeld Copy Share Image
I was not allowed to take notes but my friend and I memorised those two and a half pages. Most people talked… — Jung Chang Copy Share Image
Why, after all, should readers never be harrowed? Surely there is enough happiness in life without having to go to books for… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image