“There are no girl books. There are no boy books. There are just books.” — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
Only in books the flat and final happens, Only in dreams we meet and interlock… — Philip Larkin Copy Share Image
Force yourself to reflect on what you read, paragraph by paragraph. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
“People don’t read as much anymore. That’s why they’re so stupid.” — Isabella Fontaine Copy Share Image
“You can write books, but there’s only ever one book that’s really you.” — Joan G. Robinson Copy Share Image
True memoir is written, like all literature, in an attempt to find not only a self but a world — Patricia Hampl Copy Share Image
“When she thinks a book is very good, what she says to herself is: yes, that's how things are. I hadn't thought… — Ellen Douglas Copy Share Image
“So I separated all my books into stacks: best friends, old friends, classic friends, new friends, and casual acquaintances. ” — Laura Jensen Walker Copy Share Image
“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
I'm an open book. People seem to like people that are very open - accepting, and not rude. — Cupcakke Copy Share Image
“She loved to return to the world of the book, a workd in which people were willing to let go of everything… — Brian Morton Copy Share Image
I loved to read, and I think any child who loves to read will read anything, including the back of the cereal… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
Properly speaking, we learn from those books only that we cannot judge. The author of a book that I am competent to… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
“Her guardian sighed and looked back down at his book. "I can't tell you how much I look forward to these mature… — Samantha Young Copy Share Image
“Some readers will say that animals awaken fantasy, if not heresy, in those who attach moral significance to them. Yet often I… — Matthew Scully Copy Share Image
“Life's best adventures are as close as your nearest bookshelf. Tour Europe with the Count of Monte Cristo. Dance a ball with… — Ally Carter Copy Share Image
“encounter a multitude of other agents. My keyboard, the words unfolding on the Microsoft Word interface, the books piled beside my computer,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Christy Barritt's novel, Hazardous Duty, is a delightful read from beginning to end. The story's fresh, engaging heroine with an unusual occupation… — Colleen Coble Copy Share Image
“From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of… — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
It's just a weird idea to me because each book is a complete universe unto itself, so why would I want this… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Good novels are not written by orthodoxy-sniffers, nor by people who are conscience-stricken about their own orthodoxy. Good novels are written by… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
When [books ban] happened, I felt completely alone and that was scary and sad. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I'm always a bit disappointed when I've finished working on a book. — Chris Van Allsburg Copy Share Image
“If your head is constantly stuck in a book, you're going to miss a lot.” — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
“The Bible is the story so far in the true novel that God is still writing.” — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
I think it's harder - much harder - to be a good parent than to write a book. — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image