Often when I am reading a good book, I stop and thank my teacher. That is, I used to, until she got… — Rick Sutter Copy Share Image
Usually, I start thinking about my next novel soon after completing the latest, and it can take anywhere from a month to… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I can't cook, but I have a nice book of menus... and I can plate and set the table. — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
In a culture defined by shades of gray, I think the absolute black and white choices in dark young adult novels are… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“I'm a big fan of the local library. I just read a book, but that's another story.” — British Sea Power Copy Share Image
“Don't just read books that are best-sellers or books that you agree with, challenge your own thinking as you're reading.” — Rowena Crosbie Copy Share Image
It's a book that makes me laugh and think - it would be very hard to like someone who didn't enjoy Candide! — Mark Ravenhill Copy Share Image
I feel as if when you love a book it becomes a part of you whether you have it on your shelves… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Why do I read? To know that I am alive. To know that hope and humanity exist in the world. To remember… — Gea Haff Copy Share Image
The sources of our knowledge of the kabalistic doctrines are the books of Yetzirah and Zohar, the former drawn up in the… — Albert Pike Copy Share Image
“Note: When reading dry political theory, such as the texts you will find on the following pages, it may be useful to… — CrimethInc Copy Share Image
“So what? What difference does it make?” How should this concept be applied? Is the biblical writer applying his idea? Where does… — Haddon W. Robinson Copy Share Image
Writing a book set in New Mexico was partially a way to express my own love for the state, and partially a… — Liza Campbell Copy Share Image
People would much rather argue their own visions and conceptions about a book than engage in a dialogue with the author, because… — Chris Claremont Copy Share Image
My father read Charles Dickens to us as children, and at the end of virtually every novel he would choke up and… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
“If laughter came in paste format you could squeeze out of a tube, I’ll bet nine out of ten dentists would recommend… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“The number of books students read...is among the best indicators of student reading development.” — Mike Schmoker Copy Share Image
There are more than 21 eBook channels already. Authors can’t possibly get to these and do what they do best. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
“The calling of an author is more than just to entertain, but also to share ones experiences with the world.” — M.J. Stoddard Copy Share Image
“13. Who is the coolest author ever? Is it the guy who wrote Fablehaven? If not, what’s the matter with you?” — Brandon Mull Copy Share Image
I would much rather be known as the mother of a great son than the author of a great book or the… — Rose Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Wait, I'm sorry, but how do you not read books? Like-what do you do on planes?” — Morgan Matson Copy Share Image
Who you are, what your values are, what you stand forthey are your anchor, your north star. You won't find them in… — Anne M. Mulcahy Copy Share Image
“Wish my life were inside a book So I could turn to the ending, See if it is a love story Or… — Stasia Ward Kehoe Copy Share Image
I should rather like to tear these last pages out of the book. Shall I? No-a journal ought not to cheat. — Dodie Smith Copy Share Image
In the Book of Poetry there are three hundred poems, but the meaning of all of them may be put in a… — Confucius Copy Share Image
I like books that expose me to people unlike me and books that do battle against caricature or simplification. That, to me,… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
I finished a big book the other day. 421 pages. That's a lot of coloring when you think about it. — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
I publish my own books, so there isn't a certain editor I owe the book to at a publishing house. — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
Of the authors published under Ballantine's Adult Fantasy logo, only Evangeline Walton 'spoke' to me. — Stephen R. Donaldson Copy Share Image
The kids I talk to are readers, and the craziest, the most dedicated readers you will ever see. — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
It's understandable why someone might not want to take on a book they think is emotionally hard. — Charles Bock Copy Share Image
“One of the great advantages of having a library,your eminence, is that it is full of books.” — Michael Hirst Copy Share Image
“The books I like the best are those That give us more than what they say -- They simply open countless doors… — Rebecca McCann Copy Share Image
I get a lot of moral guidance from reading novels, so I guess I expect my novels to offer some moral guidance,… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
Remember, when the writers refer to themselves as 'we' and to the reader as 'you,' this is two against one. — Judith Rascoe Copy Share Image
I tell people life is like a book being written by heavenly hands that we can't see. — Danny Gokey Copy Share Image
I've really written my books for my husband and our family. They've brought us closer together by allowing us to discuss things… — Pamela Stephenson Copy Share Image
I believe in communication; books communicate ideas and make bridges between people. — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
How are we to write The Russian novel in America As long as life goes so unterribly? — Robert Frost Copy Share Image