Books Quotes · Page 91

“There's a book of poetry in the lines of my hands that no one wants to read”

— Holly Schindler

“Intercourse is one thing, Intimacy is everything. Be encouraged”

— Kerry E. Wagner

But I'm not the first person in the Royal Family to bring out a book.

— Princess Michael of Kent

When I write a book, I'm making it the best book I can.

— Thomas Perry

Writing books isn't a drastic departure from writing for the stage.

— George Carlin

“Would that I were still a ludicrous character in his lousy book!”

— Philip Roth

As long as we have books, we are not alone.

— Laura Bush

If you judge a book by it's cover, you might miss out on an amazing story.

— Anonymous

From age 16, I lived and breathed wine. I read every magazine and book about wine.

— Gary Vaynerchuk

“I'm writing a book on Procrastination. I hope to start it tomorrow. I've been thinking about it for almost six years now.”

— Ron Moore

“A novel rough draft is like bread dough; you need to beat the crap out of it for it to rise.”

— Chris Baty

Young adults that actually read are reading bodice rippers and best-sellers and me. And Horror.

— Terry Pratchett

'Slow Heat in Heaven' was my 'breakout' or 'crossover' book, and I loved the freedom I felt writing it.

— Sandra Brown

I have been an art director, a book designer, a book-jacket designer and an interior designer.

— Milton Glaser

Mother Dolores Hart's prose is a reflection of the inner beauty she has always possessed. A fascinating read... and read again!

— Robert Evans

I'm not funny. People assume that because my books are funny, I'll be funny in real life. It's the inevitable disappointment of…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The best way for children to treasure reading…

— Kate DiCamillo

Just as once upon a time you could make the experience of religion or nature a great metaphor, so now it is…

— Vivian Gornick

I think when you get interested in antiques, the most frustrating thing is that books don't have enough photos. When you go…

— Judith Miller

“And what did it profit me, that all the books I could procure of the so-called liberal arts, I, the vile slave…

— Augustine of Hippo

“I was 'led' to read The Shack by Wm Paul Young after the sudden & unexpected death of my fiance', Marina DeAngelo…

— R. Alan Woods

“Yes, she’s fine. She’s rereading one of your books. There’s not many authors she likes, so if there’s nothing new, she just…

— Richard Paul Evans

Often in the past, there have been authors that were deeply disappointed in their adaptation, but that's because they haven't accepted the…

— Lois Lowry

The best work of literature to represent the American Dream is 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It shows us how…

— Azar Nafisi

“Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“There are a lot of writers, but only one YOU.”

— Diva Jefferson

It's not my brain that's writing the book, it's these hands of mine.

— Madeleine L'Engle

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

— Jean De La Bruyere

Books are anchored. You return to books. You don't return to a tweet.

— Robin Sloan

Man's real genius and knowledge remains preserved in books

— Albert Pike

I know because I read. Might I suggest you try it?

— Libba Bray

Writers should be read, but neither seen nor heard.

— Daphne du Maurier

“Literature is a struggle over the nature of reality.”

— Richard Wright

I like books. I read a lot, to be honest.

— Ada Hegerberg

I should have written books instead of reading them.

— Alan Lightman

I wrote my first five horror novels while I was teaching.

— Sarah Pinborough

“Read your fate, see what is before you, and walk on into futurity.”

— Henry David Thoreau

Literature is subservient to nothing but truth.

— Gao Xingjian

I entrench myself in my books equally against sorrow and the weather.

— Leigh Hunt

“the book I was reading turned out to be crack ”

— Elizabeth Norris