I read a lot of pilots and I've tried to write some of my own - it's very hard. — Janelle James Copy Share Image
The poet lives as long as his lines are imprinted on the minds of his readers. — Alan Bold Copy Share Image
I love philosophy and spirituality and leveling-up books and science books. — Tony Gonzalez Copy Share Image
I feel like I could write a thousand books about the outdoors and natural history and the landscape. — Steven Rinella Copy Share Image
I would say 'The Chill' by Ross Macdonald is sort of a prototypical example of how the private detective genre elevates itself… — Shane Black Copy Share Image
I come from a family of linguists. My maternal grandparents have been authors and translators. — Ishaan Khatter Copy Share Image
I don't think anybody should read anything except for fun because you won't learn anything unless you enjoy it. — Alasdair Gray Copy Share Image
After my mother died, I found, a little book of hers which recorded everything I had ever done, how I had done… — Conrad Veidt Copy Share Image
Immersing oneself in the problems of a book is a good way to keep from thinking of love. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“Where Norman Rockwell is the Artist for the man on the street, O'Henry is his author.” — Sonia Rumzi Copy Share Image
Superman was my first comic back in the '50s; that was me under the bedspread with the flashlight reading comic books. — Jok Church Copy Share Image
“I know what you're thinking. ‘How the hell does this broke ass piece of trailer trash know words like caveat,’ right? Well… — Isobel Irons Copy Share Image
... a novel survives because of its basic truthfulness, its having within it something general and universal, and a quality of imaginative… — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
Make your novel readable. Make it easy to read, pleasant to read. This doesn't mean flowery passages, ambitious flights of pyrotechnic verbiage;… — Laurence D'Orsay Copy Share Image
I've probably read maybe by now fifteen, twenty books on Matthew. I'd say the authors I like best are an English fellow… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
A is for Alibi, my first book, was published in 1982. As it happened the next couple of books took place in… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
In my books and in romance as a genre, there is a positive, uplifting feeling that leaves the reader with a sense… — Debbie Macomber Copy Share Image
The fact that books today are mostly a string of words makes it easier to forget the text. With the impact of… — Joshua Foer Copy Share Image
I like to listen to music that fits with what I'm writing. For each book, I've assembled a playlist, so readers can… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I love to be read to, I love to read aloud and I love to read to children. — Mary Ann Hoberman Copy Share Image
“First lines did not define last pages in real life the way they did in books.” — Stephanie Butland Copy Share Image
“The great thing about book burnings is, they still have to buy the books.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I worked in a bookstore in Oslo, importing the English-language books. — Per Petterson Copy Share Image
If you read any of my books, they tend to have a strong historical perspective. — Eric Kandel Copy Share Image
I was an English-literature major, and that's all about stories and narratives. — Rachel Weisz Copy Share Image
