--- title: "11 Book Imagination Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 11 Book Imagination quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Book Imagination sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2aa/william-fritz-109761_book_if-you-have-a-book-and-an-imagination-yo_1243294.jpg" --- > [“If you have a book, and an imagination, you can never find yourself alone. Ever.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-fritz/if-you-have-a-book-and-an-imagination-you-can-never-find-yourself/) [William Fritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-fritz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2aa/william-fritz-109761_book_if-you-have-a-book-and-an-imagination-yo_1243294.jpg) > [When I'm working on one book, part of my imagination is thinking ahead to the next one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/when-i-m-working-on-one-book-part-of-my-imagination-is-thinking-ahead/) [Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/alastair-reynolds-2186_ahead_when-i-m-working-on-one-book-part-of-my_116826.jpg) > [“When I read a book, I put in all the imagination I can, so that it is almost like writing a book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dodie-smith/when-i-read-a-book-i-put-in-all-the-imagination-i-can-so-that-it-is/) [Dodie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dodie-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14f/dodie-smith-1724_book_when-i-read-a-book-i-put-in-all-the-imag_1629300.png) > [I love audio books, and when I paint I'm always listening to a book. I find that my imagination really takes flight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-kinkade/i-love-audio-books-and-when-i-paint-i-m-always-listening-to-a-book-i/) [Thomas Kinkade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-kinkade/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/thomas-kinkade-9869_artist_i-love-audio-books-and-when-i-paint-i-m_756048.jpg) > [“What were her abilities? She played the pianoforte passably well even though it didn't interest her. She loved to read and could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-ranney/what-were-her-abilities-she-played-the-pianoforte-passably-well-even/) [Karen Ranney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-ranney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0a/karen-ranney-15076_abilities_what-were-her-abilities-she-played-the-p_358688.jpg) > [“Books... I can’t live without books. To me, a book is better than any movie. All I need is a good book,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/belle-aurora/books-i-can-t-live-without-books-to-me-a-book-is-better-than-any/) [Belle Aurora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/belle-aurora/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/belle-aurora-3330_book_books-i-can-t-live-without-books-to-me-a_1382279.jpg) > [When I read a book, I put in all the imagination I can, so that it is almost like writing the book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dodie-smith/when-i-read-a-book-i-put-in-all-the-imagination-i-can-so-that-it-is-2/) [Dodie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dodie-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/311/dodie-smith-1724_book_when-i-read-a-book-i-put-in-all-the-imag_2293698.png) > [In a movie, you need good actors, whereas in a book, you don't, unless you have a really bad imagination. In a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yann-martel/in-a-movie-you-need-good-actors-whereas-in-a-book-you-don-t-unless/) [Yann Martel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yann-martel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/yann-martel-395_acting_in-a-movie-you-need-good-actors-whereas_3183741.jpg) > [“With head bent over that first book, my imagination filled in the details between the lines. Or maybe the lines blurred the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginny-l-yttrup/with-head-bent-over-that-first-book-my-imagination-filled-in-the/) [Ginny L. Yttrup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginny-l-yttrup/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a7/ginny-l-yttrup-43340_books_with-head-bent-over-that-first-book-my-i_854490.jpg) > [The fact that books today are mostly a string of words makes it easier to forget the text. With the impact of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-foer/the-fact-that-books-today-are-mostly-a-string-of-words-makes-it/) [Joshua Foer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-foer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8a/joshua-foer-4147_book_the-fact-that-books-today-are-mostly-a-s_990365.png) > [“I know it’s highly unusual for people to get this excited over books. But if you’re a reader, you get me .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/belle-aurora/i-know-it-s-highly-unusual-for-people-to-get-this-excited-over-books/) [Belle Aurora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/belle-aurora/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35a/belle-aurora-3330_belle-aurora_i-know-it-s-highly-unusual-for-people-to_1037022.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book-imagination/#itemlist", "name": "Book Imagination Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If you have a book, and an imagination, you can never find yourself alone. 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