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title: "17 Book Having Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Book Having quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Book Having sayings and thoughts."
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> [You can read me like a book. If I'm not having a good time, which is very rare, then you'll know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-frampton/you-can-read-me-like-a-book-if-i-m-not-having-a-good-time-which-is/)

[Peter Frampton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-frampton/)

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> [The most important thing about writing a book is having book parties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-most-important-thing-about-writing-a-book-is-having-book-parties/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I've never actually even contemplated writing a book or having a book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-machado/i-ve-never-actually-even-contemplated-writing-a-book-or-having-a-book/)

[Rob Machado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-machado/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb3/rob-machado-34016_actually_i-ve-never-actually-even-contemplated-wr_2780349.jpg)

> [In terms of fiction, I'd rather go out and have a good time than read a book about someone having a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joni-mitchell/in-terms-of-fiction-i-d-rather-go-out-and-have-a-good-time-than-read/)

[Joni Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joni-mitchell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fa/joni-mitchell-1160_bad_in-terms-of-fiction-i-d-rather-go-out-an_1471091.png)

> [It's so much better to hand over a finished book than having all these people waiting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-cline/it-s-so-much-better-to-hand-over-a-finished-book-than-having-all/)

[Ernest Cline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-cline/)

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> [“The death of someone is like reading a book, yet having it end, where it wasn't supposed to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cindy-vo-nguyen/the-death-of-someone-is-like-reading-a-book-yet-having-it-end-where/)

[Cindy Vo Nguyen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cindy-vo-nguyen/)

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> [“Melville's example demonstrates the wisdom of waiting to read the classics. Coming to a great book on your own after having accumulated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathaniel-philbrick/melville-s-example-demonstrates-the-wisdom-of-waiting-to-read-the/)

[Nathaniel Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathaniel-philbrick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/nathaniel-philbrick-9218_books_melville-s-example-demonstrates-the-wisd_542433.jpg)

> [One of the advantages of the book's having been out there for more than a quarter century is that there's been time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-tobias/one-of-the-advantages-of-the-book-s-having-been-out-there-for-more/)

[Andrew Tobias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-tobias/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3db/andrew-tobias-18656_advantage_one-of-the-advantages-of-the-book-s-havi_381872.jpg)

> [They give me the money, I give them the book. Having input into the adaptation would be kind of like selling a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-parker/they-give-me-the-money-i-give-them-the-book-having-input-into-the/)

[Robert B. Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-parker/)

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> [A travel book is a book that puts you in the shoes of the traveler, and it's usually a book about having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-theroux/a-travel-book-is-a-book-that-puts-you-in-the-shoes-of-the-traveler-2/)

[Paul Theroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-theroux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/155/paul-theroux-913_about_a-travel-book-is-a-book-that-puts-you-in_1890324.jpg)

> [“Truly, books are wonderful things; to sit alone in a room and laugh and cry, because you are reading, and still be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-weldon/truly-books-are-wonderful-things-to-sit-alone-in-a-room-and-laugh-and/)

[Fay Weldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-weldon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1be/fay-weldon-3097_book_truly-books-are-wonderful-things-to-sit_50149.png)

> [“Books you have read share a deep ontological similarity with books you haven't: both can be profoundly fuzzy. At times books you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durham-peters/books-you-have-read-share-a-deep-ontological-similarity-with-books/)

[john durham peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durham-peters/)

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> [A travel book is a book that puts you in the shoes of the traveler, and it's usually a book about having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-theroux/a-travel-book-is-a-book-that-puts-you-in-the-shoes-of-the-traveler/)

[Paul Theroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-theroux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/paul-theroux-913_arctic_a-travel-book-is-a-book-that-puts-you-in_934785.jpg)

> [I definitely thought the first book was going to be a one-off. I never thought I'd even write a book, not ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viv-albertine/i-definitely-thought-the-first-book-was-going-to-be-a-one-off-i-never/)

[Viv Albertine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viv-albertine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b12/viv-albertine-5176_book_i-definitely-thought-the-first-book-was_1503772.jpg)

> [“Have you ever been reading a book and found yourself having to pause for a second and read a certain part again…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-may/have-you-ever-been-reading-a-book-and-found-yourself-having-to-pause/)

[Emily May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-may/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87e/emily-may-100374_books_have-you-ever-been-reading-a-book-and-fo_1719278.jpg)

> [The book has very specific qualities. Let's say in 2300 they discover the physical book, after having lived with the digital book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/art-spiegelman/the-book-has-very-specific-qualities-let-s-say-in-2300-they-discover/)

[Art Spiegelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/art-spiegelman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/557/art-spiegelman-14058_able_the-book-has-very-specific-qualities-let_52417.jpg)

> [Truly Alice, books are wonderful things; to sit alone in a room and laugh and cry, because you are reading, and still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fay-weldon/truly-alice-books-are-wonderful-things-to-sit-alone-in-a-room-and/)

[Fay Weldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fay-weldon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c05/fay-weldon-3097_able_truly-alice-books-are-wonderful-things-t_950631.png)

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