“If I can write, who possibly can’t. Even drawing a line in the sand is writing” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Many writers write because they’ve been there, seen that, did it and burnt their fingers” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Books are the greatest treasure of wisdom and knowledge for mankind.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
“There is nothing like the smell of books, both new and old. If someone ever bottled the smell, I would be all… — Tiffany King Copy Share Image
“In the books I find the thrum of everything unsayable. The characters weep the way I want to, love the way I… — Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich Copy Share Image
“Life inside of us is the same as outside, always flowing and never repeating. It's a constant torrent. I doubt we can… — NZ Kaminskyinsky Copy Share Image
“I learned from the age of two or three that any room in our house, at any time of day, was there… — Eudora Welty Copy Share Image
“Books are my refuge. I can crawl into the space between the pages and curl my back to loneliness.” — Anubhav Mishra Copy Share Image
“A real and admirable writer is the one who can write good books but can take criticisms better.” — Nicholaa Spencer Copy Share Image
“Each book was like an underwater cave, and when I rose again to the surface, I was pale and grumpy, resentful of… — Mary Stewart Atwell Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“You have to store up books, becoming acquainted with human experience; let them lie around your thoughts, becoming yours—ring upon ring, as… — Viktor Shklovsky Copy Share Image
“There’s a vast underground network for goodness at work in this world—a web of people who’ve put reading at the center of… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“Without moving, you walk through lands you imagine you can see, and your thoughts, weaving in and out of the story, delight… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
“It's the only thing I begrudge the rich," I said, as I followed him back down the damp-smelling staircase to the ground… — Susanna Kearsley Copy Share Image
“I love the feel of a book. I love the touch and smell and sound of the pages. I love the handling… — Niall Williams Copy Share Image
“Reading a SoHo restaurant review in the New York Times for me is like reading Fifty Shades of Gravy. By the end… — Kim Lee Copy Share Image
“I suspect it may be like the difference between a drinker and an alcoholic; the one merely reads books, the other needs… — Gail Carriger Copy Share Image
“He was a far more voracious reader than me, but he made it a rule to never touch a book by any… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Book Bans Are Dumb (Sonnet 1587) Book bans are dumb, It makes the mind numb. If banning books were justice, Middle ages… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“The cats are asleep at the end of my bed and all around me, the thundery silence of L'Escarènere, caught at last… — Patricia Duncker Copy Share Image
“I used to be afraid about what people might say or think after reading what I had written. I am not afraid… — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Holding a precious book meant to Mendel what an assignment with a woman might to another man. These moments were his platonic… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
“The Book Lover:- See how I have come up in the World, because of my books. I pull the covers agape, pages… — Catriona Malan Copy Share Image
“B-b-but who will I have cleaning marathons with?” “Casey. I’ll be there in spirit.” “She’s not neurotic and cranky like you.” “You’ll… — Rachael Wade Copy Share Image
“To live, fiction must be read, and to be read it must be enjoyed. Why do so many people talk about the… — Trevor Cole Copy Share Image
“In an enchanting encounter with the myriad books that I met in a cosy book shop today, I couldn't help but get… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
