Why pay a dollar for a bookmark? Why not use the dollar for a bookmark? — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
I just write the stuff I want to at the time, what feels right for me. — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Classic literature is still something that hangs in the air like a song. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Rewriting to me means, if I work on it for three days, I've rewritten it. — Jules Shear Copy Share Image
“I am not in control of how my characters live their lives, only in writing it down.” — A.H. Browne Copy Share Image
Oh, it's essential. I mean, you have to - if I'm writing about the Middle East, I have to go there, and… — Joe Sacco Copy Share Image
No university in the world has ever risen to greatness without a correspondingly great library... When this is no longer true, then… — Lawrence Clark Powell Copy Share Image
“Want to get your kids to read more? Try making books easily accessible. Put them where kids can easily reach and don't… — Melanie Kirk Copy Share Image
I work seven days a week, from 9 in the morning till 8 at night. I have the titles of the next… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Books delight to the very marrow of one's bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
Years of imprisoning and beheading writers never succeeded in shutting them out. However, placing them in the heart of a market and… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
I never read a single book as a child. I did not read as a child. I worked on the farm. I… — Story Musgrave Copy Share Image
Reading with children is an enormous gift to them. It's a great honor to invite children to read with adults. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Alternating the thoughtful task of writing with the mindless work of laundry or dish washing will give you the breaks you need… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“Wake up to think of words… want to walk through pages of meanings, the links in assonance, alliteration, or just simple sense… — Initially NO Copy Share Image
Without a human voice to read them aloud, or a pair of wide eyes following them by flashlight beneath a blanket, books… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“You make faces when you read, you know. I can always tell when you're reading something happy or suspenseful, or upsetting. Your… — Alicia Thompson Copy Share Image
I have my writing therapy. For me, writing and friends therapy is an internal journey where you go in deep, you reflect,… — Loung Ung Copy Share Image
“And this is the library,” Mrs. Simcosky said, leading Beth into a generous room with a fire flickering in a river rock… — Trish McCallan Copy Share Image
I am thrilled to write 'The Treasure Chest,' and to bring to life not only the childhoods of famous people from history,… — Ann Hood Copy Share Image
A self-advertising writer is always a self-extinguished writer. — Archibald MacLeish Copy Share Image
Why does 'writer' have no gender, but 'actor' has a gender? What is that? — Abbi Jacobson Copy Share Image
I'm a writer and a photographer - I'm totally aware that doesn't always translate to TV. — Ree Drummond Copy Share Image
“The way I think, the way I act, most of that's because of the books I've read. ” — Andrea K. Höst Copy Share Image
I think it's extremely important that children are exposed to reading. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
writers just kept on staring at nothing until they wrote something. Might be two minutes or two weeks. — Martha Grimes Copy Share Image
While I ridicule books of self-help, I'm also quite susceptible to them. They help simplify things. — Amitava Kumar Copy Share Image
“Any writer who puts his words and thoughts out into the public is going to be criticized.” — Thomas Moore Copy Share Image
