“Reading wasn't an attempt to educate myself. It was my chief escape from a world that, although gorgeous in landscape and rich… — Chris Offutt Copy Share Image
“Oh, monsters are scared', said Lettie. 'And as for grown-ups...' She stopped talking, rubbed her freckled nose with a finger. Then, 'I'm… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“He called me an asshole and said, “I'll bury you!” like some comic book villain. I wanted to fucking scream my head… — Tiffanie DeBartolo Copy Share Image
I think I'm a combination of very simple pleasures and the fact I've read a lot of books. I don't think it's… — Dax Shepard Copy Share Image
“The library turned out to be a very pleasant place, but it was not the comfortable chairs, the huge wooden bookshelves, or… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down. If it is a good book nothing… — Edna St. Vincent Millay Copy Share Image
Jorge Luis Borges wrote a poem when he was in his 80s about one day writing the book that would justify him.… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
The guides from the book of Joshua will combine to provide the most powerful source of courage and strength there is: faith… — Ann M. Dibb Copy Share Image
Novels do not force their fair readers to sin, they only instruct them how to sin; the consequences of which are fully… — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann Copy Share Image
Will bounded up onto one of the ladders and yanked a book off the shelf. "I'll find you something else to read.… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
It's insane to be a writer and not be a reader. When I'm writing I'm more likely to be reading four or… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“As I inch forward to embrace my life again by being mindful, writing books, and planning adventures, I sense my dad would… — Lisa J. Shultz Copy Share Image
[Writing] books is really fun because your "voice" is pretty undiluted. There is a very direct connection between yourself and your audience.… — Liz Tuccillo Copy Share Image
“Books open and broaden our minds allowing us to challenge ourselves to become more than we are, by setting positive goals for… — Ellen J. Barrier Copy Share Image
I tend to foster drama via bleakness. If I want the reader to feel sympathy for a character, I cleave the character… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
It takes me three months of research and nine months of work to produce a book. When I start writing, I do… — Alan Furst Copy Share Image
Some of what we read in classical literature is not relative to our condition, but then many women novelists and poets have… — Margaret Drabble Copy Share Image
We all fail, and we all have weaknesses. I think that's what helps us relate to characters we see on TV or… — O. T. Fagbenle Copy Share Image
“[When under stress I thought of] the books I had read [and applied] them to myself. I [imagined I was] one of… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
I think that the joy of writing a novel is the self-exploratio n that emerges and also that wonderful feeling of playing… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“In the same way as some illiterate, if he saw an open book, would notice the figures, but would not comprehend the… — Hugh of Saint Victor Copy Share Image
I no longer know the author of this book, for simply stopping long enough and writing it down was where I changed… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
There's so many great matches that you can think of. I could fantasy book all kinds of stuff, you know, fight a… — Roman Reigns Copy Share Image
“Nevertheless we cherish all books, especially the unread ones, for who knows what secrets they might yield one day? —p.397, as by… — Jake Arnott Copy Share Image
Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Agents are deal makers, and they're really, really good at making deals. But they're also exceptionally helpful after the deal is made… — John Romaniello Copy Share Image
Each book, intuitively sensed and, in the case of fiction, intuitively worked out, stands on what has gone before, and grows out… — V. S. Naipaul Copy Share Image
“I believe strongly that my books are entertainment. I hope you might learn a thing or two while reading them, but first… — Suzanne Brockmann Copy Share Image
My favorite figure of the American author is that of a man who breeds a favorite dog, which he throws into the… — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
“But life- I'd come to find out- was pretty damn large. It coiled and wove and spun its own story, threading together… — Megan Squires Copy Share Image
“Her sister read that spiders have book lungs, which fold in and out over themselves like pages. This pleased Isabel immensely. When… — Alexis M. Smith Copy Share Image
There's probably more of a struggle to get material and narratives published that really speak to black culture. And that has a… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share Image
“Books should be like magical jewelled boxes. It’s the writer’s job to tell the story. My job [the artist] is to make… — Thomas Canty Copy Share Image
Literature should not be exclusive, it should be inclusive. My general view is that you can't, based on your own experience, project… — Richard Ford Copy Share Image
“Think of me, the uneducated child reading books in my room at 22 Hyde Park Gate -- now advanced to this glory...… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“Be very careful. We suggest getting a book on HTML to avoid becoming a real legend in the hacker world. Putting up… — Emmanuel Goldstein Copy Share Image
The great dividing line between books that are made to be read and books that are made to be bought is not… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
Back in '86, '87, Steve Williams and Paul Davis and me were reading a book by Robert Hess called 'Eat to Win,'… — Tony Adams Copy Share Image
“Younger than Morini and Pelletier, Espinoza studied Spanish literature, not German literature, at least for the first two years of his university… — Roberto Bolaño Copy Share Image
There comes a time in the life of us all when we must lay aside our books or put down our tools… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
![“[Writing] books is really fun because your "voice" is pretty undiluted. There is a very direct connection between yourself and your audience. You will have an editor, but their job is to help you clarify or improve your voice, not change it.” quote by Liz Tuccillo](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/f66/liz-tuccillo-27460_audience_writing-books-is-really-fun-because-your_3039452.jpg)
![“[When under stress I thought of] the books I had read [and applied] them to myself. I [imagined I was] one of the characters [and soon found myself] in made-up circumstances which were most agreeable to my inclinations.” quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/500/jean-jacques-rousseau-418_book_when-under-stress-i-thought-of-the-books_1128017.png)
![“Books should be like magical jewelled boxes. It’s the writer’s job to tell the story. My job [the artist] is to make you want to pick up the box, and to peer inside.” quote by Thomas Canty](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/c86/thomas-canty-282874_art_books-should-be-like-magical-jewelled-bo_1775917.jpg)
