The child lives in the book; but just as much the book lives in the child. — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
The best way to get me to write more books is to read the ones that exist! — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
My book should smell of pines and resound with the hum of insects. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“We hate old friends: we hate old books: we hate old opinions; and at last we come to hate ourselves.” — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
With plays that require any kind of reading program, I'm reading for a couple of years before using the material. — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
I write my books at moments of shock. I meet people in extremis and their stories are highly emotionally charged. — Svetlana Alexievich Copy Share Image
I have sought for happiness everywhere, but I have found it nowhere except in a little corner with a little book. — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
People ask me what book politicians should read. They should read the life of Mahatma Gandhi. — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
I think precision in writing goes hand in hand with not trying to say everything. You try and say two-thirds, so the… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
“Use what you stand for and what you oppose as a foundation to write great content that resonates with readers and creates… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“I know the names of the books - their old covers bleached to palest greens or pinks by the endless cycle of… — Harriet Lane Copy Share Image
Writing is a solitary experience. I'm extremely superstitious. If I talk about the book or name the title out loud before finishing,… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Most comic book creators consider about making characters that people recognize and that can carry across many books. Something that becomes a… — Sean Michael Wilson Copy Share Image
Re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul; and your… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
Exam facts- 1) Sometimes I think to write LOL at the end of every answer in exams ;) 2) During last 5… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm very much, like, 'We've all got to help each other.' If there's a new female writer, I'm much more likely to… — Sarah Pinborough Copy Share Image
For me, every book is a journey - questioning a really difficult topic that most people don't want to talk about, much… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“She lay on the bed to read a novel; she wanted to forget that bitter conversation and be carried along by the… — Alejandro Zambra Copy Share Image
“An author is similar to an actor. They play many characters in their lives—photographer, nurse, dancer, doctor, writer, etc. As an author,… — Mischa Temaul Copy Share Image
Life is a book. We have the pen but God already knows how the story ends. — Mario Tomasello Copy Share Image
When I'm dead, I wanna leave a body of work, like authors or great painters do. — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
I'll write to you. A super-long letter, like in an old-fashioned novel — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I used to have an aunty who read tea leaves. She was incredibly accurate. — Shaun Evans Copy Share Image
Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
