I want the reader to turn the page and keep on turning until the end. — Barbara W. Tuchman Copy Share Image
There's more fiction in my life than in books, so I don't bother with them. — Richard Harris Copy Share Image
The success that the Tolkien books had redefined modern fantasy. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“Why would these English explorers search for these spices, yet never use them in their food? --7/14/09 interview with Peter Mancall, author… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
The number one book of the ages was written by a committee, and it was called The Bible. — Louis B. Mayer Copy Share Image
I don't think any good book is based on factual experience. Bad books are about things the writer already knew before he… — Carlos Fuentes Copy Share Image
My parents bookshelves were full of books that belonged to their lives in the Communist party. — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
The core of literature is the idea of tragedy... You don't really learn much from the good things that happen to you. — Cormac McCarthy Copy Share Image
I had mostly been writing humor books, and my instinct is generally to go for the joke. — Jory John Copy Share Image
It is, of course, traditional in children's literature to get rid of the parents. — Anthony Horowitz Copy Share Image
He objected, though, to indiscriminate reading. 'One must have some question,' he wrote, 'addressed to the book one is going to read. — Peter Kropotkin Copy Share Image
I had read the 'Wonder Woman' comic books when I was a child; I was much more interested in those than I… — Lynda Carter Copy Share Image
Writing those books ['Beauty' and 'Style']was really eye-opening, as you realize just how much goes into beauty and fashion, and also how… — Lauren Conrad Copy Share Image
In my case, the long gaps between my books have got quite a lot to do with lack of confidence. A lot… — Wendy Cope Copy Share Image
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If I pick up a book with vampires on the cover, I want there to be vampires. If I pick up a… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever for writing; every one must be an… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
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