The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Books are not about passing the time. They're about other lives. Other worlds. — Alan Bennett Copy Share Image
The success of the poem is determined not by how much the poet felt in writing it, but by how much the… — John Ciardi Copy Share Image
All politicians know that every 'temporary' political initiative promised as a short-term poultice stays on the books forever. — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
“Make today the day you begin that awesome idea you have had for years. Now go, write this book, and remember that… — M. Kirin Copy Share Image
You look so good," I say, and s***! Oh god, that's not what I meant. S***! "It looks good. The book. — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
It is not at all incredible, that a book which has been so long in the possession of mankind should contain many… — Joseph Butler Copy Share Image
I believe that an author who cannot control her characters is, like a mother who cannot control her children, not really fit… — Margery Allingham Copy Share Image
For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surreptitious peeps at it… — James M. Barrie Copy Share Image
“I swear, Papa, I'd give my virtue if it would get my novels published,' she exclaimed in vexation. 'I'm certain we've tried… — Margaret Westhaven Copy Share Image
There is nothing more dreadful to an author than neglect; compared with which reproach, hatred, and opposition are names of happiness; yet… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
If I had my way books would not be written in English, but in an exceedingly difficult secret language that only skilled… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
“Libraries for me have always had a cathedral-like ambiance, a hushed sanctuary where learning is revered, where we the people elevate books… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
The problem of knowledge is that there are many more books on birds written by ornithologists than books on birds written by… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
In the university library my father helped lead, as the Associate Director of Libraries from '60 to '82, I spent hours and… — Paul Allen Copy Share Image
“I will remember your small room, the feel of you, the light in the window, your records, your books, our morning coffee,… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
Black children need to see their lives reflected in the books they read. If they don't, they won't feel welcome in the… — Valerie Wilson Wesley Copy Share Image
“It was terrifying, liberating, and risky. But one day I woke up and decided to try it." (On writing her first novel,… — Amy Hill Hearth Copy Share Image
