“The characteristics of this kind of reading are perhaps summed up in the word “orthodox,” which is almost always applicable. The word… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
Even though I have this solid career in picture books, I've not only been thinking about kids - because I don't think… — David Small Copy Share Image
One of the things I regret about not putting in that book or I think it's there but I didn't really elaborate… — Brad Warner Copy Share Image
Since I don't outline my books very much, I feel like sometimes I don't have a choice in what the characters do;… — Anna Todd Copy Share Image
There was another reason [she] took her books whenever they went away. They were her home when she was somewhere strange. They… — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
If you do a black character or a female character or an Asian character, then they aren't just that character. They represent… — Dwayne McDuffie Copy Share Image
One of the key characteristics of the comic book medium is that it is not brought to life by just one voice. — Jim Lee Copy Share Image
There's always that discussion about fiction about how do you market it - these are books for boys, these are books for… — L.A. Weatherly Copy Share Image
Nothing teaches great writing like the very best books do. Yet, good teachers often help students cross that bridge, and I have… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
The odor of bowel wind is known to every human, but the fragrance of book glue has crossed only a fraction of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A promise, a bond, a joy, a love for the ages, for the history books.…But what was love but pain? — Melissa de la Cruz Copy Share Image
Books were always important. I have to thank my father, he filled my life with books. He didn't write but he always… — Rawi Hage Copy Share Image
Everybody should read 'Slaughterhouse-Five' by Kurt Vonnegut. This book is about the hypocrisy of war, told in satire, and is hard-hitting and… — Kalki Koechlin Copy Share Image
I'd much rather have a book that a few people love intensely than a book that a lot of people like okay. — Mac Barnett Copy Share Image
Some day I'll write a book and call it 'How I Got the Nickname Pumpsie' and sell it for one dollar, and… — Pumpsie Green Copy Share Image
“Yes, when I get big and have my own home, no plush chairs and lace curtains for me. And no rubber plants.… — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
"Summer Sisters" is probably my least autobiographical book. The whole idea started with rowing down the pond. And I heard an explosion.… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I am a big outliner. For my adult book, 'The Visibles,' I did not outline, and it took me two years to… — Sara Shepard Copy Share Image
It's the same with this idea of a literate public, and also of a democracy in which people have access to and… — Robert Hass Copy Share Image