--- title: "7 Book Choose Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Book Choose quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Book Choose sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ae/edward-p-jones-13439_because_perhaps-if-i-knew-i-would-be-stranded-on_1117281.jpg" --- > [Perhaps if I knew I would be stranded on an island with but one book, I would choose the Bible. For no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-p-jones/perhaps-if-i-knew-i-would-be-stranded-on-an-island-with-but-one-book/) [Edward P. Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-p-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ae/edward-p-jones-13439_because_perhaps-if-i-knew-i-would-be-stranded-on_1117281.jpg) > [Life is like a book, but only you can choose what it's about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brielle-amos/life-is-like-a-book-but-only-you-can-choose-what-it-s-about/) [Brielle Amos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brielle-amos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5a/brielle-amos-111804_book_life-is-like-a-book-but-only-you-can-cho_1262482.jpg) > [To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/to-produce-a-mighty-book-you-must-choose-a-mighty-theme/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/499/herman-melville-162_book_to-produce-a-mighty-book-you-must-choose_1305303.jpg) > [“The Bible is just a book. But, you choose whether to prove it's all true or nothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shim-steward/the-bible-is-just-a-book-but-you-choose-whether-to-prove-it-s-all/) [Shim Steward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shim-steward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/204/shim-steward-50783_bible_the-bible-is-just-a-book-but-you-choose_1796160.jpg) > [Since I spend such a long time making each book, I only choose books that I'm really interested in and that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-selznick/since-i-spend-such-a-long-time-making-each-book-i-only-choose-books/) [Brian Selznick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-selznick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/brian-selznick-9443_book_since-i-spend-such-a-long-time-making-ea_1804269.jpg) > [To own a certain book - and to choose it without help - is to define yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-barnes/to-own-a-certain-book-and-to-choose-it-without-help-is-to-define/) [Julian Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-barnes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/932/julian-barnes-522_book_to-own-a-certain-book-and-to-choose-it-w_3162569.png) > [“Ah, God, it were an easy Matter to choose a Calling had one all Time to live in! I should be fifty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-barth/ah-god-it-were-an-easy-matter-to-choose-a-calling-had-one-all-time-to/) [John Barth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-barth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83d/john-barth-5311_calling_ah-god-it-were-an-easy-matter-to-choose_3171755.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book-choose/#itemlist", "name": "Book Choose Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Perhaps if I knew I would be stranded on an island with but one book, I would choose the Bible. For no religious reason whatsoever, but because of the varieties of stories, which might be useful as the days pass.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Edward P. 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