Wherever we are, we can improve our chances of getting ahead by keeping a book in hand — Michael Hyatt Copy Share Image
“Any book thoughtfully read sharpens the mind and improves on and individual's professional potential.” — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
People expect me to be, first and foremost, a storyteller. I lead by telling stories. — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
Reading messed with my brain in an unaccountable way. It made me happy; or something. — Salvatore Scibona Copy Share Image
Let's put in place programs to ensure that all of our children are reading by third grade. — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
As a writer, the most important thing for me is to continue to write, no matter where I am. — Bei Dao Copy Share Image
“Eli Lazaroff stepped into the arena, looking more like a librarian than a warrior.” — Bella Forrest Copy Share Image
To me, the nicest luxury would be to have a room where I could keep all my books in one place -… — Annabelle Selldorf Copy Share Image
You have two choices, write about something of significance or do something someone wants to write about. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Writing is truly a creative art - putting word to a blank piece of paper and ending up with a full-fledged story… — William Shatner Copy Share Image
Not all women write the same. But I don't understand why the model is that you're supposed to write like a man,… — Molly Ringwald Copy Share Image
Working within the limitations of the shared world generally made the writing easier, because I didn't have to invent any of the… — Walter Jon Williams Copy Share Image
If I have a clear spot in my schedule, I like to tackle the heavy scenes that require the heightened emotion and… — Eden Robinson Copy Share Image
Alice Munro is a particular kind of short story writer in that she writes long, character-driven short stories. — Nell Freudenberger Copy Share Image
The 21st chapter gives the novel the quality of genuine fiction, an art founded on the principle that human beings change. -----… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
“My favorite “trick” is to stop writing at a point where I know that I can pick up easily the next day.… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
Schools have never been about getting access to information. That's the job of libraries. Schools and universities have nobler missions as gentle… — Andrew Nikiforuk Copy Share Image
I think I liked writing a novel better. Obviously, it's more rewarding. It's that marathon thing where it sucks when you're doing… — Drew Magary Copy Share Image
“I find a tattered copy of 1984. I open the book and read a little. Of course it is fiction, but the… — Adam Johnson Copy Share Image
Writing, at its best, is a lonely life. Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
No one can teach writing, but classes may stimulate the urge to write. If you are born a writer, you will inevitably… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
You write because you have an idea in your mind that feels so genuine, so important, so true. And yet, by the… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“There aren’t many funny bits in Mr Tolkien either,’ Matilda said. ‘Do you think that all children’s books ought to have funny… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
To a lover of books the shops and sales in London present irresistible temptations. — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
“After much research I've found the secret to publishing: Write excellent books. Write lots of them.” — Liana Brooks Copy Share Image
I'm excited to go study and read and immerse myself in something. — Sharon Van Etten Copy Share Image
Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
We think literature is immortal, but even that decays and ultimately turns to dust. — Mick Farren Copy Share Image
Engaging and well paced, the book fills in the reality behind Vonnegut's work — Charles J. Shields Copy Share Image
I consider myself a storyteller, not really even an actor. I consider myself a storyteller. — Danny Huston Copy Share Image
Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
I am paid by the word, so I always write the shortest words possible. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
