Book Quotes · Page 298

“A memory, pressed into my heart like a leaf in a book.”

— Jenny Han

“If you can't find the book you want to read, write it.”

— William Muller

You're not allowed to say anything about books because they're books, and books are, you know, God.

— Nick Hornby

“Always have a camera in your hand and a book.in your bag.”

— Lauren Rachelle

Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them.

— Neil Gaiman

I wouldn't write a book, because saying the word I over and over again would nauseate me.

— John Kluge

I feel like I need to give people a note with the book that says, 'I'm OK, no worries!'

— Gillian Flynn

Bizarre as was the name she bore, Kim Ravenal always said she was thankful it had been no worse.

— Edna Ferber

It was an hour and a half plane ride, so I slept. I try to sleep because that's probably the only time…

— Keren Ann

The Rebecca Riots by David Williams is an unassuming book, but its significance is universal. The book and its author determined my…

— Kenneth O. Morgan

To write that essential book, a great writer does not need to invent it but merely to translate it, since it already…

— Marcel Proust

I remain convinced that the most valuable use of time for a newly published author is to write a second book that's…

— Suzanne Brockmann

I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters.…

— Lynn Abbey

I got beat up by the comic-book kids when I was younger! They were cooler than me. Talk about levels of geekdom,…

— James Badge Dale

After me, the Revolution - or, rather the ideas which formed it - will resume their course. It will be like a…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

My books are not really books; they're endless chains of distraction shoved inside a cover. Many of them begin at the search…

— Mary Roach

I think the market is always going to be around. The goal is not to say, let's get rid of the market,…

— Susan George

She became politically conscious thanks to Studs Terkel and the radio. She started reading all the books we brought home from college…

— Sandra Cisneros

Don't ever let the other stuff get in the way of your inherent skills as a kick-butt storyteller. Move the reader, make…

— James Dashner

When you write your first novel you don't really know what you're doing. There may be writers out there who are brilliant,…

— Robin McKinley

“He reached into the bag and drew out an odd array of manga, ripped paperbacks of books both classic and modern, and…

— Holly Black

People who rarely read long books, or even short stories, still appreciate the greatest examples of the shortest literary genres. I have…

— Gary Saul Morson

The great thing about Stephen is that he sees the movie as a separate thing, I think. He wants it to capture…

— Lawrence Kasdan

It was in Warwick Castle that I came across the curious stranger whom I am going to talk about. He attracted me…

— Mark Twain

“My books are likely to contain food stains and rings from my tea cups. A book is to be lived with and…

— Kristin Cashore

My books are my tools, and the greater their variety and perfection the greater the help to my literary work.

— Tryon Edwards

I've always liked libraries. They're quiet and full of books and full of knowledge.

— Haruki Murakami

The Compassionate Classroom is a fabulous book! If teachers will read it, they can transform their classrooms.

— William Glasser

“...The book of the hours - Tres Riche Heures - what did it matter when I had you?...”

— John Geddes

“My book isn't meant to be read all at once, but rather all in good time”

— Justin Bienvenue

“If the book we're reading doesn't wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading it for.”

— Franz Kafka

He who repeats what he does not understand is no better than an ass that is loaded with books.

— Khalil Gibran

I grew up raiding my brother's comic book stash. I tried to lose myself in fiction.

— Sabaa Tahir

“the end of the book isn’t the last page, it’s the last day you think about what you read”

— Dave Campbell

A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.

— Maurice Sendak

Hell, I'm going to play pro basketball. I'm going to maybe be famous. I'm going to write books.

— John Edgar Wideman

You've got to do something with all the books you've read, so you might as well imagine you've optioned them.

— Natasha Lyonne

“A book always tells more about the author than the protagonist himself.”

— Sneha Mehta

“Bullets aren't going to better the world, but books can, and will.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

First publication is a pure, carnal leap into that dark which one dreams is life.

— Hortense Calisher