“I was a shy girl, but when I read, I was adventurous. Books made me bolder.” — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
Climbing trees is still one of my favorite things to do. A tree and a good book and I'm happy. — Emayatzy E. Corinealdi Copy Share Image
Whoever you are, you will not write this book. I can tell you nothing. Do not call me again. Ever. — Roberto Calvi Copy Share Image
“A life is like a book of many chapters and topics. Which Chapter are is your life?” — Elizabeth Adeniyi Copy Share Image
I like to read because it's the opposite of being on the go. Reading is the perfect antidote. — Joe Strummer Copy Share Image
“Books are like magic carpets, taking us to places real and imaginary that we never thought possible.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't want to be famous per se, but I want to write books for as long as I can. And I… — Amanda Hocking Copy Share Image
... the Kindle is a "roach motel" device: its license terms and DRM ensure that books can check in, but they can't… — Cory Doctorow Copy Share Image
I've got four kids, so I plan ahead. I have to book flights far in advance, look at accommodation, where it is,… — Mo Farah Copy Share Image
Publishing the lyric books, poetry or comics of other musicians I know. That's the thing I really want to break into! — Frank Iero Copy Share Image
I love the solitude of reading. I love the deep dive into someone else's story, the delicious ache of a last page. — Naomi Shihab Nye Copy Share Image
If you try to write 1,000 words a day, as I do, after 100 days you'll look up and have a book.… — Justin Cronin Copy Share Image
The awesome part about The Book of Awesome is the realization that if you enjoy the simple moments in your life, you… — Ben Huh Copy Share Image
Books are easy to find and easy to buy. A paperback these days only costs six or seven dollars. You can borrow… — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
“There are countless reasons for reading, but when you’re young and uncertain of your identity, of who you may be, one of… — Michael Cart Copy Share Image
I am more famed in Heaven for my works than I could well conceive. In my brain are studies & chambers filled… — William Blake Copy Share Image
I got the idea that to write books would be the best way to spend a life. I never thought of anything… — Frances Mayes Copy Share Image
“A book--a real book--is one choice, taken from a pile, opened and entered as its own singular, separate world. Once chosen, you… — K.J. Dell'Antonia Copy Share Image
an Autobiography is the truest of all books; for while it inevitably consists mainly of extinctions of the truth, shirkings of the… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Author's Warning If you're buying this book as a gift for your grandma or a kid, you should be aware that it… — Christopher moore Copy Share Image
In 1916, when Johnny Heartfield and I invented photomontage in my studio at the south end of the town at five o'clock… — George Grosz Copy Share Image
A child who can love the oddities of a fantasy book cannot possibly be xenophobic as an adult. What is a different… — Jane Yolen Copy Share Image
Among other things, [books by Bruce Doyle III and Mike Hernacki] explain the importance of the "winning attitude" I have been urged… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image