My grandma always said that God made libraries so that people didn't have any excuse to be stupid. — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
“He had a small but well stocked library. He loved books; books are a remote but reliable friend.” — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Books were like old friends, with their worn covers and well-thumbed pages.. — Naomi Ragen Copy Share Image
there won't be any pain, he promised. Only an eternity together. Come back to me. (Stanton, book #5) — Lynne Ewing Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I'm in control of what's going on in the books, so I can back off, if it's scaring me too much. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I don't want to be shut out from the truth. If they ban books, they might as well lock us away from… — Rory Edwards Copy Share Image
I'm not proposing that you let the crowd dictate, or that you work hard to fit in. Far from it. I'm proposing… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
We have a great literary tradition in Australia. I think the book is very much alive and the more people who are… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
I deliberately wrote a poem in my last book where I was suggesting that there are other passions as great as or… — Thom Gunn Copy Share Image
I want to give a picture of Dublin so complete that if the city suddenly disappeared from the earth it could be… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
I draw rainbows whenever I see them, with my black ink pen. When I have collected enough, I thought I might make… — Jason Polan Copy Share Image
Religion and faith are very personal matters. So far as the government is concerned, there is only one holy book, which is… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
Me, I'm an encyclopedia. I'm not a very smart guy, but I'm an encyclopedia. You can ask me about anything you want.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think the advent of the Internet gave us all a big boost, because by the time the Internet became mainstream and… — Kevin Smith Copy Share Image
We may take it to be the accepted idea that the Mosaic books were not handed down to us for our instruction… — Asa Gray Copy Share Image
David Epstein, the author of the best book on athletics in recent memory - "The Sports Gene" - wrote to me to… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
I always wince a little bit when I send me to each of my new books. I wince at submitting myself to… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
The corporate scandals are getting bigger and bigger. In a speech on Wall Street, President Bush spoke out on corporate responsibility, and… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
No one forces me, or any other writer, to sell a film option on the books. If you don't want to run… — Jeff Abbott Copy Share Image
I wish I studied more religions, I wish I read the Bible, the Quran. I think as I get older, I will… — J. Cole Copy Share Image
A culture-bearing book, like a mule, bears the culture on its back. No one should sit down to write one deliberately. Culture-bearing… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
