“A little girl's fantasies are one thing, and literature is another; just as numbers require rules to give them human meaning, words,… — Benjamin Moser Copy Share Image
“Despite his first, the study of English literature seemed in retrospect an absorbing parlor game, and reading books and having opinions about… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
Of all man’s instruments, the most wondrous, no doubt, is the book. The other instruments are extensions of his body. The microscope,… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
“Why should we labor this unpleasant point? Because the Book of Mormon labors it, for our special benefit. Wealth is a jealous… — Hugh Nibley Copy Share Image
“His language blends well with conflicting arrogance. David Herbert Lawrence was one writer who convinced me of the need for being plisky… — Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu Copy Share Image
I was a very quiet kid who didn't feel normal being outgoing and running around, so all the beauty that was in… — Alison Sudol Copy Share Image
“Many see Southern Gothic literature as just recalling the "bad old days." This is not the case. There are still those places… — Damon Thomas Copy Share Image
To be in a band with the other founding members that never sleep is inspiring. Questlove put out five books a year… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
There are many great authors of the past who have survived centuries of oblivion and neglect, but it is still an open… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
I meet a lot of readers who first encountered my work in school. And I can only assume there is another group… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Quite amazing how determined kings and emperors have been to destroy books. But civilization is built on such desecrations, is it not?… — Ross King Copy Share Image
I’m very excited about all the offers and interest and support pouring in through crowd-funding, and about having a lovely gap coming… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
How can you read and talk at the same time?” I asked. “Well, I usually can’t, but neither the book nor the… — John Green Copy Share Image
Fictional characters exist in only two places, neither of which is on the printed page. They exist, first, in the mind of… — Maren Elwood Copy Share Image
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I'm hardly the first person to say that you've [Jeffrey Rosen] written a book about a person who has more to say… — Dahlia Lithwick Copy Share Image
“Writing, when properly managed (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation. As no… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I broke into comics by working as a press reporter for the industry, for a trade press in comics, and reporting on… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
Novels are my favorite to write and read. I do like writing personal essays, too. I'm not really a short story writer,… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
Every writer prefers good reviews over bad ones, and every writer wants to have lots of readers. But if it doesn't happen,… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
Art - I had never thought of that as a career because it was like something I did so naturally, and it… — David Small Copy Share Image
“This book was written by a traitor to his class. It is dedicated to bigots everywhere. Ladies and gentlemen of the black… — William T. Vollmann Copy Share Image
“Orphan could no longer hear or see the shadows of the dead. He didn't think they had perished. Most likely they were… — Lavie Tidhar Copy Share Image
Incompatibilists will tell you that a work of art has no meaning unless the artists could have chosen to create a different… — Nomy Arpaly Copy Share Image
The more of my readers I encounter who say, often apologetically, that they are actually listeners, the more I write for the… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
If the work is poor, the public taste will soon do it justice. And the author, reaping neither glory nor fortune, will… — Jacques-Louis David Copy Share Image
There are some who say that sitting at home reading is the equivalent of travel, because the experiences described in the book… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are certain historical figures of such importance that we need to know everything about them, which is why books about Napoleon,… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
My book is focused on the power of the American state, not least because the government of the United States governs so… — Todd Gitlin Copy Share Image
When I consider what some books have done for the world, and what they are doing, how they keep up our hope,… — James Freeman Clarke Copy Share Image
I think to be a writer, you have to enjoy being alone. I was a loner as a teenager and was always… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
sometimes after I finished a particularly good book, I had the urge to get the library card, find out who else had… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Spook smiled. "Elend is a forgetful scholar - twice as bad as Sazed ever was. He gets lost in his books and… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
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I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about. I admit to being annoyed that many… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
People should decide on the books' meanings for themselves. They'll find a story that attacks such things as cruelty, oppression, intolerance, unkindness,… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
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The road has been viewed as a male turf. If you think of the classic "Odyssey," of, you know, classical literature or… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
I grew up reading comics - mostly Marvel - Doctor Strange was my favourite comic book and has remained my favourite as… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
“A book would therefore have a twofold benefit. First, it would rid me of my demons and perhaps save some innocent conversationalist… — Mark Forsyth Copy Share Image
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