When I was a kid my primary goal in life was to find a book that was alive. Not alive in the… — Blake Butler Copy Share Image
“I didn't say what kind of book. You have a foul mind Bingley." "Don't mock me on my sister's wedding day!" "I… — Marsha Altman Copy Share Image
I had the analysis of a million or so SNPs [single nucleotide polymorphisms] just to see what was there. That's partly because… — Francis Collins Copy Share Image
You learn so much with each book, but it's what you teach yourself by writing your own books and by reading good… — Maggie O'Farrell Copy Share Image
The Christians and the Jews do not believe that the Bible is the verbatim words of God. In fact it is clear… — Ali Sina Copy Share Image
I get daily e-mails from Afghans who thank me for writing this book [The Kite Runner], as they feel a slice of… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
always had the thought I could attract abundance. When I wrote the book Your Erroneous Zones back in the '70s, I absolutely… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
Let the girl be thoroughly developed in body and soul, not modeled, like a piece of clay, after some artificial specimen of… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
Some books I've kept because the binding is beautiful - I'm unlikely ever to read my grandmother's copy of 'The Life of… — Hari Kunzru Copy Share Image
I suppose I tend to like slightly darker things - people have levelled that on me before and I accept that because… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
“Turn the page, your heroine is still there, breathe, relax, life is beautiful: you're in a book!” — Gabrielle Dubois Copy Share Image
Having found in many books different methods of going to GOD, and divers practices of the spiritual life, I thought this would… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
Anyt hing that is found to stimulate hope should be seized upon and make to serve. This applies to a book, a… — Hubert Van Zeller Copy Share Image
I believe that a good children's book should appeal to all people who have not completely lost their original joy and wonder… — Leo Lionni Copy Share Image
The world was a terrible place, cruel, pitiless, dark as a bad dream. Not a good place to live. Only in books… — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
Probably every book I read influenced me in some small way. Authors like Jan Westcott, Kathleen Winsor, Catherine Cookson, Georgette Heyer, and… — Virginia Henley Copy Share Image
I love to decorate a room - from the furniture to the objects to the books. — Aerin Lauder Copy Share Image
Roy Race was a comic book hero, and Steven Gerrard is a real-life one. — Harry Redknapp Copy Share Image
“Don't call yourself discouraged anymore;it's no longer your name.” — Jaachynma N.E. Agu Copy Share Image
Many Americans have never owned a book, and I'm not talking about because of the recent digital revolution. I'm talking about before… — James W. Loewen Copy Share Image
Take your hands off her, Sinclair told the guy behind me, Or they'll write books about what I'll do to you. — MaryJanice Davidson Copy Share Image
The author creates a book and the people accept or not accept it. The creator of a book is an author and… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
I dance with people I despise; amuse myself with men whose only talent lies in their feet, gain the disapprobation of people… — Kate Chopin Copy Share Image
