“There's magic in the unknown; a brooding fertility in the unknowable that can work on the reader's imagination long after a book… — Claire Wingfield Copy Share Image
Every time we read to a child, we're sending a 'pleasure' message to the child's brain. You could even call it a… — Jim Trelease Copy Share Image
Friends and brothers, The Almighty created us Indians. We are as he made us. The Almighty has given to the whites a… — Standing Bear Copy Share Image
If you write a book about a bygone period that lies east of the Mississippi River, then it's a historical novel. If… — Louis L'Amour Copy Share Image
The truth is that I hate to think about other people reading my books," Miranda said. "It's like watching someone go through… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
The English Bible - a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have always been amazed guys read my books and seem to enjoy them. Because I've raised boys, I like to think… — Lurlene McDaniel Copy Share Image
This book is an agglomeration of lean-tos and annexes and there is no knowing how big the next addition will be, or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all. A… — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
It is the assumption of this book that there is a typical human nature. It is the aim of this book to… — Matt Ridley Copy Share Image
I read a ton of nonfiction. I tend to read about a lot of very extreme situations, life-or-death situations. I'm very interested… — Simon Rich Copy Share Image
As readers can probably tell from my books, I love the outdoors. I love to hike, kayak, and swim. I also love… — Sharon Creech Copy Share Image
“. . .what does the computer know of the comforting weight of a book in one's lap? Or of the excitement that… — Ammon Shea Copy Share Image
Children's books aren't textbooks. Their primary purpose isn't supposed to be "Pick this up and it will teach you this." It's not… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
Children have no use for psychology. They detest sociology. They still believe in God, the family, angels, devils, witches, goblins, logic, clarity,… — Isaac Bashevis Singer Copy Share Image
I was a serious comic collector and fanboy as a kid. I wanted very badly to draw comic books for a lot… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
“Count calories if you like, but go ahead and gorge yourself on books. What have you got to lose but a small… — Robin R. Meyers Copy Share Image
Of course, every time I end a book, I look down at myself and I'm just the same. I'm always disappointed that… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
Growing up, books were my lifeline, and I owe a debt to those writers that can never be repaid. They saved my… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
we would be together and have our books and at night be warm in bed together with the windows open and the… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
They give me the money, I give them the book. Having input into the adaptation would be kind of like selling a… — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
It's hard to see a film that's been made from a book that you really loved because it's such a different experience — Ed Harris Copy Share Image
Be prepared for the creation of an intrusive bureaucracy to police the ordinance by examining the books and payroll ledgers of businesses... — Randy Hamilton Copy Share Image
It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
I don't know if I've ever derived such an immediate sense of calm and well-being from any book as I did from… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
We're sort of putting a slightly different spin on Steve Rogers. He's a guy that wants to serve his country, but he's… — Joe Johnston Copy Share Image
This evening, I sat by an open window and read till the light was gone and the book was no more than… — Ted Kooser Copy Share Image
I am a big outliner. For my adult book, 'The Visibles,' I did not outline, and it took me two years to… — Sara Shepard Copy Share Image
SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS As a lot of people know I'm not the smartest person But what lessons I have learned in… — George Yurjevich Copy Share Image
I just noticed recently that in one book after another I seem to find an excuse to find some character who, to… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
Seriously, I am a terrible plotter when it comes to my novels. Terrible. I love to kind of feel my way into… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
Do you know how many companies have wanted me to do an energy drink for them because I named my book 'Crush… — Gary Vaynerchuk Copy Share Image
I read in a book that a man called Christ went about doing good. It is very disconcerting to me that I… — Toyohiko Kagawa Copy Share Image
My parents used books as bribes: if I got straight A's on my report card, they would buy me one book. This… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
I have a small room to write in. One wall is completely covered in books. And I face the window with the… — Anne Enright Copy Share Image
I mean your borrowers of books - those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd volumes. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
Publishers are in business to make money, and if your books do well they don't care if you are male, female, or… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Students are very gullible about the web. The only way you can really sort out information on the web is if you've… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
To make my diary a little different I am going to call it a Thought Book ... I have thoughts that I… — Kate Douglas Wiggin Copy Share Image
Every book is vulnerable, and every book is nerve-wracking, but I've never been both so excited and terrified to have a book… — Nathan Englander Copy Share Image
