A general cry of "What book? What book? Let us see this famous book! — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
I think a good book is a good book forever. I don't think they get less good because times change. — Megan Whalen Turner Copy Share Image
Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I suspect any serious reader has a first great book, just the way anybody has a first kiss. — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
Life has many different chapters of story. One bad chapter doesn't mean it's the end of the book. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry. — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Maybe this is pathetic, but I still dread producing a book that doesn't earn back its advance. I hate obligations that are… — Helen Garner Copy Share Image
But it is impossible to enjoy a tennis game, a book, or a conversation unless attention is fully concentrated on the activity. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is true what Rimbaud said; If you think a book is strong enough, try it at the ocean, in the wind,… — Klaus Kinski Copy Share Image
“... the bestselling novel taking the Ankh-Morpork literary world by storm was dedicated to Commander Samuel Vimes. The title of the book… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Those who cultivate letters must be supplied with the books necessary for their purpose; and until this supply is secured I shall… — Aldus Manutius Copy Share Image
books are brain food. If every American would purchase the equivalent of his weight in books each year, this country would be… — Patricia Schroeder Copy Share Image
I have always felt like an artist when I work on a book. I see no reason why the word should always… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
I don't just want my books to be about the '30s and '40s. I want them to read as if they had… — Alan Furst Copy Share Image
You nourish your minds by reading books. There is no good in doing that unless you hold it also as a sacrifice… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
“In times of struggle, there are as many reasons not to read as there are to breathe. Don’t you have bigger things… — Erin Blakemore Copy Share Image
“Bastian looked at the book. 'I wonder,' he said to himself, 'what's in a book while it's closed. Oh, I know it's… — Michael Ende Copy Share Image
If I had my way books would not be written in English but in an exceedingly difficult secret language… This plan would… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all. A… — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
It is the assumption of this book that there is a typical human nature. It is the aim of this book to… — Matt Ridley Copy Share Image
“. . .what does the computer know of the comforting weight of a book in one's lap? Or of the excitement that… — Ammon Shea Copy Share Image
I read a ton of nonfiction. I tend to read about a lot of very extreme situations, life-or-death situations. I'm very interested… — Simon Rich Copy Share Image
