The writers who have been serious about recreating American literature have always been far and few between. What we do have at… — Ana Castillo Copy Share Image
I look around and pay attention to what around me is not being talked about, and then I talk about it with… — Alexandra Fuller Copy Share Image
I'm a massive comic book fan. I was buying weekly installments of "The Watchmen", and "From Hell", and "Parallax" and "Johnny Nemo".… — Jude Law Copy Share Image
“We are in the position of a little child, entering a huge library whose walls are covered to the ceiling with books… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Every time I start a new novel, it seems like an impossible undertaking. If I tried to do too much too quickly,… — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
Fashion is a very stressful place to work because of the demands of doing the shows - no one expects a writer… — John Galliano Copy Share Image
This will surprise some of your readers, but my primary interest is not with computer security. I am primarily interested in writing… — Wietse Venema Copy Share Image
“Now, paper and pencils," said Miss Marcy, clapping her hands. Writing paper is scarce in this house, and I had no intention… — Dodie Smith Copy Share Image
“The shape this book has taken reflects my belief that there is need to blow the whistle on the sidelining of personal… — J.I. Packer Copy Share Image
We do not belong to those who only get their thought from books, or at the prompting of books, -- it is… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“It's true that some commenters and email correspondents challenge writers to examine certain posts, but for the most part, blog readers are… — Audacia Ray Copy Share Image
“Orlando was unaccountably disappointed. She had thought of literature all these years (her seclusion, her rank, her sex must be her excuse)… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
I thought it must be pure science fiction. But when I checked it out I found a lot of magazine articles that… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
“It may be true that you can't judge a book by its cover," Daisy G. had told Blister just last summer. "But… — Susan Richards Shreve Copy Share Image
“He's reading a book called Great Warlocks of the 18th Century, and to get this ball rolling before Dean Devlin shows up… — Rusty Fischer Copy Share Image
From an early age I loved horror movies. I read books about horror, cops, firemen and military. Over the course of the… — Ralph Sarchie Copy Share Image
“I think a writer should always be surprised; and the more I write, the more it seems that the language itself, when… — Ciaran Carson Copy Share Image
“I wrote The Lord of the Rings because I wished ‘to try my hand at a really long story that would hold… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
As readers, we remain in the nursery stage so long as we cannot distinguish between taste and judgment, so long, that is,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I work even when I am on vacation. You know that line by Stéphane Mallarmé, "All earthly existence must ultimately be contained… — Bernard-Henri Levy Copy Share Image
“Books were always my friends Last more than fifty years Books gave me dreams Dreams resulted in missions Books helped me confidently… — A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Copy Share Image
I grew up reading biographies on groups, and I love all that. The thing about biographies, it's the old cliché but it's… — Stevie Jackson Copy Share Image
It gives me a great pleasure to see my reader's reaction to whatever I write.. I can be a great writer... My… — Aireen Pontillo Copy Share Image
“We often see books with titles like The Ten Secrets of the World’s Most Successful People crowding the shelves of bookstores, and… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
There were two sets of double doors leading out of the antechamber, one marked STACKS and the other TOMES. Not knowing the… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
A few of my books, over the years, have been optioned for film. The subject matter of my books, however, is not… — Richard Laymon Copy Share Image
Indian ancient literature refers to this inner commitment as a sankalpa; and deals with it elaborately. The inner commitment is all the… — T Joseph Benziger Copy Share Image
Some things definitely work better on film than in books. Introspection is great in books but it doesn't work on film. Anything… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
It is worth remembering that every writer begins with a naively physical notion of what art is. A book for him or… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
In his latest book Marc Ellis asks the defining question for Jewish life today: 'Can injustice, represented by Jewish domination of Jerusalem,… — Rosemary Radford Ruether Copy Share Image
“Top 3 favorite books? I love finding really great children’s books. My daughter was given "Pickle Chiffon Pie" which is so fantastic.… — Abbie Schiller Copy Share Image
The diversion of baiting an author has the sanction of all ages and nations, and is more lawful than the sport of… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I'm a sucker for any band named after a work of literature. Los de Abajo take their name from Mariano Azuela's famous… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
You know, he would go and look at different funny books because he wanted his character to be different and make different… — Bubba Smith Copy Share Image
“But I think it's useful to note that at any particular point in our lives our minds are full not just of… — Joanna Scott Copy Share Image
Regency literature was too coal-y for me, too long-winded and describey. I preferred modern books where you had to read other books… — Sara Pascoe Copy Share Image
I wanted to write a book about poverty that wasn't only about the poor. I was looking for some sort of narrative… — Matthew Desmond Copy Share Image
Mostly it was Mad magazine. And I did read a lot of - I had a subscription when I was little, but… — Alison Bechdel Copy Share Image
Study your reader first - your product second. If you understand his reactions, and present those phases of your product that relate… — Robert Collier Copy Share Image
“Will found it funny that people balked at paying retail price for a book, something that a writer poured his or her… — Sean Platt Copy Share Image
