“Remember literature, Charlie? It involved getting drunk and getting laid.” — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
A foreign country can best be understood through its literature. — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
“If you don't have the physical conditioning necessary to get your self out of trouble, the skills in this book won't do… — Clint Emerson Copy Share Image
I think I write in order to discover on my shelf a new book that I would enjoy reading, or to see… — Thornton Wilder Copy Share Image
When I was at school, I was terrible at algebra and arithmetic, but I was always the best at English and literature.… — Joan Collins Copy Share Image
“I give unto you power to tread on evil and over all the power of the devil, and nothing shall by any… — Compton Gage Copy Share Image
One of the ways my first novel failed was that I was too in love with my characters. — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
During long car rides to the set, after I study my script, I go onto my iPad to read books and play… — Nolan Gould Copy Share Image
I don't judge in my books. I don't have to have the antagonist get shot or the protagonist win. It's just how… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
For me, the whole process involves envisioning this book in my head as I'm working. — Daniel Clowes Copy Share Image
“Life lesson 3, If someone of the same gender says something like, "Silly Willy", or "ohhohyou stop that big boy/little lady", all… — John Hankins Copy Share Image
“It seemed quite logical to the Librarian that, since there were aisles where the shelves were on the outside then there should… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Man's deliberate destruction of his own habitat -- planet Earth -- could serve as a mighty theme for a mighty book worthy… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
What works for me is that I read widely and stay focused on my writing. I'm no longer concerned about what happens… — Sefi Atta Copy Share Image
“Suppose, for instance, that men were only represented in literature as the lovers of women, and were never the friends of men,… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
Total oblivion is the fate of almost everything in this world. I'm very likely to suffer that same fate; my work will… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
“A former news reporter, I worked for numerous outlets including dailies, weeklies and magazines, primarily in the Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida area. Fiction is… — Linda Harrington Copy Share Image
Comedians are innately programmed to pick up oddities like mispronounced words, upside-down books on a shelf, and generally undetectable mistakes in everyday… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
Gain some knowledge. If not from the Bible or Koran, get a book from college. — LL Cool J Copy Share Image
Oh, I think every author is inspired by all of the books that she reads. — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
I like to read. I like to spend time on the Net. I like to watch movies. — Arbaaz Khan Copy Share Image
“I thank everybody in this book for coming. -A.W., AUTHOR AND MEDIUM” — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I was obsessed with girls when I was 13 years old; I wasn't really into books. — Jamie Campbell Bower Copy Share Image
“Some women remind you of a good book. Others remind you of a bad movie.” — Darnell Lamont Walker Copy Share Image
“I read a lot...I love books. I work with books. Books are my life.” — The Distant Hours Kate Morton Copy Share Image
“What is more useless than the popular novel that has passed its boom!” — Holbrook Jackson Copy Share Image
“i loved this book the wolfs rain it inspierd me very much thank u” — Keiko Nobumoto Copy Share Image
