I can't imagine a home without an overflow of books. The point of books is to have way too many but to… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
There's that lovely thing for the first month or two of writing a new book: OK, I don't know what that character's… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
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God knows people who are paid to have attitudes toward things, professional critics, make me sick; camp following eunuchs of literature. They… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
“I wasn’t sure I wanted a love interest for Alexander. The thought of being jealous of a character in a book was… — Allison van Diepen Copy Share Image
Thus we hope to teach mythology not as a study, but as a relaxation from study; to give our work the charm… — Thomas Bulfinch Copy Share Image
“My whole theory of writing I can sum up in one sentence. An author ought to write for the youth of his… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
When we used to walk to school, I used to read off the walls, graffiti and stuff, everything. I used to write… — Jorja Smith Copy Share Image
There are more books in the world than hours in which to read them. We are thus deeply influenced by books we… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
“A constant menace in these stories is the threat of obliteration, as the author struggles to stay whole in the great vortex… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You know, you don't expect everyone to be as educated as everyone else or have the same achievements, but you expect at… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
I've still not written as well as I want to. I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa,… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“I don't have time to read popular fiction. I'm too busy with work.' Secretaries, he thought acidly, read that junk, at home… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
'Harry Potter' created a generation of readers in an era when kids could have disappeared into the depths of the Internet. That's… — Gary Ross Copy Share Image
We read because they teach us about people, we can see ourselves in them,in their problems.And by seeing ourselves in them, we… — F. Sionil José Copy Share Image
I want a book to contain a world - indeed the world. Writing is my main means of engagement with the world… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
I worry that I use writing as therapy too much actually, which can inspire great authenticity and verve but I do wish… — Katy Wix Copy Share Image
The novel succeeds on terms exclusive to literature. A good film succeeds on terms exclusive to the cinema. That's why so many… — Alexander Payne Copy Share Image
“It is a place of fine weather, and this is a book of fine weather, a book written in Spring. I will… — Stella Benson Copy Share Image
“Here, reader, thou must pardon us if we stop a while to lament the capriciousness of Nature in forming this charming part… — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
“Your taste in books says more about you than any other single object in your house. It reflects your interest, your intelligence,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As I approached my 95th birthday, I was burdened to write a book that addressed the epidemic of 'easy believism.' There is… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
I want to do a book called 'Shopping and Cooking for One with Tony Danza,' where I will show you how to… — Tony Danza Copy Share Image
Readers no longer need novelists to tell us what it's like to cross the world on a ship or fight a war.… — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
“The Paradox of Choice has a simple yet profoundly life-altering message for all Americans. Schwartz’s eleven practical, simple steps to becoming less… — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
“He is not a punishing God, Lizzy. That is the mistake most people make, thinking He sits with an account book and… — Ann Rinaldi Copy Share Image
Whenever I was encouraged by my elders to pick up a book, I was often told, 'Read so as to know the… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
Living authors, therefore, are usually, bad companions. If they have not gained character, they seek to do so by methods often ridiculous,… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
I like to be aware of a book as a piece of writing, and aware of its structure as a product of… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
If the account given in Genesis is really true, ought we not, after all, to thank this serpent? He was the first… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Whatever happened to books? Suddenly everybody's talking about these 100-hour movies called 'Breaking Bad'. People are talking about TV the same way… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
it is wrong to chide the novel for being fascinated by mysterious coincidences... but it is right to chide man for being… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Humanity can be roughly divided into three sorts of people - those who find comfort in literature, those who find comfort in… — Elizabeth Goudge Copy Share Image
“We're slammed at work and busy at home. Throw in an occasional outing with friends or significant others, and we're ready for… — Chris Baty Copy Share Image
If you invest the short time it takes to read, understand and apply the basic principles in this book, there is little… — Doug Dohring Copy Share Image
“You discover or re-discover yourself only through travel, and unplanned travel is the most exhilarating experience. I truly believe that not all… — Vishwas Mudagal Copy Share Image
The only real reason for self-referencing is the fun factor. It's fun for the writer, getting little peeks at what old characters… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
The term 'epitaph' itself means 'something to be spoken at a burial or engraved upon a tomb.' When an epitaph is a… — James Fenton Copy Share Image
“My parents weren't interested in recommending books to me. Reading was an act of revolution, therefore I was expected to find my… — Ianthe Brautigan Copy Share Image
I never think I want to go to another World Cup just to be in the record books again and play in… — Ashley Cole Copy Share Image
