The most important part of a story is the ending. No one reads a book to get to the middle. — Mickey Spillane Copy Share Image
I believe strongly in an author's moral responsibility. But his first obligation is to write good books. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Rough board shelves hold a number of books, without which some of the evenings would be long indeed. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women. — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
“Books inspire us to dream, and then if we let them they will help us to achieve that dream!” — Carmela Dutra Copy Share Image
I think about stories and their logic and wonder if there can be any such thing as simply "there is a book. — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
The graphic novel is a great form that can be used to marry the book format with the movie. — Melvin Van Peebles Copy Share Image
I think James Bond is a spy. He's not superhuman. Calling him a superhero is like calling James Bond movies "comic-book movies." — Kurt Busiek Copy Share Image
If we are perplexed by an apparent contradiction in Scripture, it is not allowable to say, 'The author of this book is… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
I am impressed when I go on the internet and see a lot of young people who've been influenced by the books,… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Writing books is fun because after I do a show for a couple hours, I'm in a bus for 22 hours. It's… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
I have Black guys who tell me they put my books on their bed stands to read at night like something for… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
I have met so many people who say they've got a book in them, but they've never written a word. To be… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I am proud, and more than a little excited, to be asked to work with Faber in an editorial capacity. It is… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
I leaned right over to kiss your stoney book A little jealous of the ships with whom you flirt A billion lovers… — Andy Partridge Copy Share Image
“Just as hunters will mount the heads of the kills, white people need to let people know that they have made their… — Christian Lander Copy Share Image
Brooke Berman's voice is utterly distinct, and her book, detailing her nomadic artist's journey toward both a successful playwriting career and a… — Maria Dahvana Headley Copy Share Image
There are 20,000 million books I could have to read, but I can pick the ones and know that I'm learning something… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
Basically, I've reached the point where I've lost any direct relationship to any of the editors I used to have. I suspect… — Richard Meltzer Copy Share Image
It seemed more and more like something out of a children's book - the butterfly that followed the little girl all the… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
I make a good living selling hardback books through paper publishers, and I have many friends in the industry who will suffer… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
And Lopate's anthology helped a lot too. It came out the same year I started grad school, and I remember the book's… — John D'Agata Copy Share Image
If you're writing a book where you want to make a positive truth claim, then you should absolutely call it nonfiction or… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
