The house was quiet and the world was calm. The reader became the book. — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
“At least be sure you go to the author to find his meaning, not to find yours.” — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
There is a whole generation of romance readers and writers who suffer from what I like to think of as 'Thorn Birds'… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
I hope one day God will reveal all the truths to people that He has never sent any Holy Book, nor did… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
Present-day Spain translates as many books into Spanish, annually, as the Arab world has translated into Arabic in the past 1,100 years. — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
I had never heard of 'young adult novels,' which I guess are about teenage gangs and the new boy in town or… — Andrew Sean Greer Copy Share Image
“Does anyone believe in that? That souls can transmigrate?’ ‘I do,’ says George. ‘I think souls can be in books, too.” — Cath Crowley Copy Share Image
“Book reviewer: Very often a writer who has never been published taking out their frustrations on a writer who has.” — Raul Ramos y Sanchez Copy Share Image
I'm always reading several books at the same time, depending on how deeply engrossed in it I am, if it's fiction and… — Andie MacDowell Copy Share Image
Sometimes one must choose between turning the pages and move on and closing the book for a better future — Mercy Pheona Copy Share Image
A good writer refuses to be socialized. He insists on his own version of things, his own consciousness. And by doing so… — Bill Barich Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to be a poet at the beginning. I would look at my grandparents' books and my parents' books. And… — Mark Leyner Copy Share Image
Twitter reminds me of an era in French literature - Emile Zola and Honoré de Balzac - and the beginning of modernity… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
“We feel very strongly that our own wisdom begins where that of the author leaves off and we could like him to… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
My wife is the most savage critic. She doesn't feel intimidated by my reputation. As far as she's concerned, she's just criticising… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
I was an arrogant man. I not only thought I could manage my life without help, I wanted it that way. I… — W. Bruce Cameron Copy Share Image
“I use a library the same way I’ve been describing the creative process as a writer — I don’t go in with… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Action is greater than writing. A good man is a nobler object of contemplation than a great author. There are but two… — Ross Perot Copy Share Image
Often I go to book festivals and they just turn authors into celebrities.' — Claire Fox Copy Share Image
“I'm not trying to please anyone. I'm just trying to write a damn book.” — Richard Denney Copy Share Image
Instead of putting flowers in books to flatten them you can use a brick. — Nicole McKay Copy Share Image
“Frankie's chief virtue in my book is the way he talks about his kids.” — Andre Agassi Copy Share Image
“Come with me,' Mom says. To the library. Books and summertime go together.” — Lisa Schroeder Copy Share Image
Those who fail to reread are obliged to read the same story everywhere. — Roland Barthes Copy Share Image
“Authors know their subject. Editors specialize in knowing the audience.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
