Writing 'Book 1: The Maze of Bones' didn't feel much different than writing one of my other novels, but I thought it… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
If you truly love film, I think the healthiest thing to do is not read books on the subject. I prefer the… — Werner Herzog Copy Share Image
I always worried that the creative well would dry up. I was sure that if I wrote a book a year, I… — Kelley Armstrong Copy Share Image
Books that recount ordeals are precious because an ordeal is what we most fear, and the stories that tell us how to… — Ramona Koval Copy Share Image
I've come to see that these politicians that release books - no way are they actually writing those books. Not when they… — Dean Wareham Copy Share Image
“The book is sustained on its own axis by the pure flux and rotation of events. Just as there is no central… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
“Yes, we know you are a graduate with PhD. But when was the last time you chase after a book shop to… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
People in general know not what wickedness there is in this pretended word of God. Brought up in habits of superstition, they… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
We are all going, I thought, and it applies to turtles and turtlenecks, Alaska the girl and Alaska the place, because nothing… — John Green Copy Share Image
The ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus taught his students that what happens to them is not as important as what they believe happens… — Stanley Krippner Copy Share Image
I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
We encounter the grinding wheels that sharpen our mental blades many places in life. Adversity, school, parents, spiritual guides, books, experience are… — Rob Kall Copy Share Image
Not Eve, whose fault was only too much love, Which made her give this present to her dear, That what she tasted… — Emilia Lanier Copy Share Image
The challenge with 'Watchmen' is making sure that the ideas that were in the book got into the movie. That was my… — Zack Snyder Copy Share Image
“Some people buried their fears in food, she knew, and some in booze, and some in planning elaborate engagements and weddings and… — Jenny Colgan Copy Share Image
Read any of the top-selling business books, all of them talk about moving away from a top down manner of leading to… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share Image
The vocation of being a 'protector' [. . .] means protecting all creation, the beauty of the created world, as the Book… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
My original book [Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos] was 1,700 pages. The first editor brought it down to 700; there was… — Angela Alioto Copy Share Image
My favorite group growing up was 'The Hobbit.' It was the first book I actually finished. One of those adventure things that… — Luke Mitchell Copy Share Image
It is quite beyond me how anyone can believe God speaks to us in books and stories. If the world does not… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
“No, but one can feel desperate at any age, don’t you think? The young are eternally desperate,” he said frankly. “And books,… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
Last year, [Pope Francis] was asked about his secret to happiness. He said slow down. Take time off. Live and let live.… — Timothy Egan Copy Share Image
A lot of the main audience thinks video game-based movies are always horror movies but it's totally not true. In video games… — Uwe Boll Copy Share Image
“Author's Note: I wanted to read the book that would begin to answer some of my questions, because I felt I couldn't… — Katherine Boo Copy Share Image
At first, I felt bad judging an entire state by one county political official, but then I found out Morrison had also… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
I met Shannon Hale through some friends and family. I was interested in her book called Princess Academy, which is just a… — Jerusha Hess Copy Share Image
Travel is about failure or overcoming obstacles, overcoming failures. When a traveler is having lots of good luck, that is not a… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Unlike other books or TV shows or sometimes life, my narrative worlds are stripped of implicit moral centers. There is only what… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
“One who has understood the summary of this world, he has nothing to do (he is free). Otherwise how will he be… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
I went to my first show [of the Grateful Dead], got right up front and never left. The incredible excitement, the family,… — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
I think Hemingway's [book] titles should be awarded first prize in any contest. Each of them is a poem, and their mysterious… — Sylvia Beach Copy Share Image
I think books can cure cancer and grow back hair. I can't say it enough. For me, that's why it's so syrupy.… — Nathan Englander Copy Share Image
The conventional explanation for Jewish success, of course, is that Jews come from a literate, intellectual culture. They are famously "the people… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
There is something about human nature that just doesn't want to face the reality that we live in two worlds. We live… — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
My books are very few, but then the world is before me - a library open to all - from which poverty… — Joseph Howe Copy Share Image
You asked if I thought my fiction had changed anything in the culture and the answer is no. Sure, there's been some… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
You’ve read the books?” “I’ve seen the movies.” Cath rolled her eyes so hard, it hurt. (Actually.) (Maybe because she was still… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
Great control and great discipline are necessary when you reach your own editing stage of the book, but in the early stages… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
The books are always there, just the way you wrote them. The plays often don't turn out the way you wanted them… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I learned early Jack Kirby favorite movies were the Warner Brothers from the '30s. When you look at Jack Kirby's comic books,… — Mike Royer Copy Share Image
![“The vocation of being a 'protector' [. . .] means protecting all creation, the beauty of the created world, as the Book of Genesis tells us and as Saint Francis of Assisi showed us [. . .] In the end, everything has been entrusted to our protection, and all of us are responsible for it. Be…” quote by Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/8b5/pope-francis-85_beauty_the-vocation-of-being-a-protector-means_2977600.png)
![“My original book [Straight to the Heart: Political Cantos] was 1,700 pages. The first editor brought it down to 700; there was a lot that didn't make it in. But at last it's finished. I had a hard time signing off on it. And I was worried about it hurting anyone I loved even indirectly. I sat in…” quote by Angela Alioto](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/1f2/angela-alioto-29373_being-judged_my-original-book-straight-to-the-heart-p_929484.jpg)
![“Last year, [Pope Francis] was asked about his secret to happiness. He said slow down. Take time off. Live and let live. Don't proselytize. Work for peace. Work at a job that offers basic human dignity. Don't hold on to negative feelings. Move calmly through life. Enjoy art, books and playfulness.” quote by Timothy Egan](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/186/timothy-egan-30685_art_last-year-pope-francis-was-asked-about-h_1556700.jpg)
![“I went to my first show [of the Grateful Dead], got right up front and never left. The incredible excitement, the family, the spirit, the hope, the happiness, all the different things I love and live for in life are there. The joy, the optimism, the teamwork, the experimentation, the exploration…” quote by Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/a9c/bill-walton-3531_artwork_i-went-to-my-first-show-of-the-grateful_2182941.png)
![“I think Hemingway's [book] titles should be awarded first prize in any contest. Each of them is a poem, and their mysterious power over readers contributes to Hemingway's success. His titles have a life of their own, and they have enriched the American vocabulary.” quote by Sylvia Beach](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/698/sylvia-beach-69793_book_i-think-hemingway-s-book-titles-should-b_1428652.jpg)
