“Our principle is, that books, instead of growing mouldy behind an iron grating, should be worn out under the eyes of many… — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
My guys are morally weak, and they reach toward a tenuous knowledge of self-sacrifice, and sometimes it's too late. I find that… — James Ellroy Copy Share Image
“Why is so impossible to describe a book in a few words?” “That is one of the mysteries of writing. Legend has… — Chelsea M. Cameron Copy Share Image
Don't judge a book by its cover unless that book is a fucking annoying bitch who needs to be high fived in… — Nylle Copy Share Image
I know the book on me is I'm bombastic and over-the-top, but I think people who know me know that's a part… — Kurt Sutter Copy Share Image
As far as I'm concerned, if you want to find out about the last day of WWII or the roots of the… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
Six books… my mother didn’t want books falling into my hands. It never occurred to her that I fell into the books… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
I thought I could never write a proper book; I'd never done it before. But I thought I could write a sequence.… — Tana French Copy Share Image
“But once an original book has been written-and no more than one or two appear in a century-men of letters imitate it,… — Pierre Boulle Copy Share Image
I do have shout-outs to bands and musicians I like in my books, but the musical references can be misunderstood. Often, I… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
Word books traditionally focus on unusual and quirky items. They tend to ignore the words that provide the skeleton of the language,… — David Crystal Copy Share Image
I don't really have a domestic inclination. Even my apartment has a semblance of a storage facility. It's just stacks, there are… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
“The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs,… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
The beauty of the world of Unbreakable is that you're playing it for reality. It should never feel like a comic book… — M. Night Shyamalan Copy Share Image
In New Haven, Conn., when I was growing up, there were two sorts of Irish. There were the "drugstore cowboy" micks, who… — James T. Farrell Copy Share Image
I have received emails from readers who have said that they were emotionally impacted by the books, and they feel they are… — Jeff VanderMeer Copy Share Image
Read books. Care about things. Get excited. Try not to be too down on yourself. Enjoy the ever-present game of knowing. — Hank Green Copy Share Image
The economic and technological changes are real, but I just can't bring myself to wax apocalyptic about the future of books. — David Edelstein Copy Share Image
Fundamentalism - of any variety - is a form of illiteracy, in that it asserts that it is necessary to read only… — Mal Peet Copy Share Image
I tended to be a solitary young girl, and I still am. I would like to find a quiet corner and color… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I want the whole Christ for my Savior, the whole Bible for my book, the whole Church for my fellowship, and the… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
I shudder to think of an eternity spend without books. I have hopes that every book that was ever lost is somewhere… — Mel Odom Copy Share Image
Naturally, since I myself am a writer, I do not wish the ordinary reader to read no modern books. But if he… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Book tours are super hard for me as a raging introvert. I love humanity, but actual humans are hard for me. So… — Glennon Doyle Melton Copy Share Image
I'm not a huge comic book fan, but I'm a closet fan of certain Marvel heroes, two of those being Iron Man,… — Kevin Feige Copy Share Image
Forget romantic fiction, a survey has found that most women would rather read a good book than go shopping, have sex, or… — Janet Street-Porter Copy Share Image
When I think about it, I'm happily bewildered that people will preorder my books They'll preorder me. What a lucky guy! — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
I must say, in the case of "Room," both the book and the film, I don't think being a lesbian author held… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
Some black people who have not heard me interviewed or read my book jump to conclusions and prejudge me... I've been called… — Daryl Davis Copy Share Image
In seventh grade...I found a place on the [library]shelf where my book would be if I ever wrote a book, which I… — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
Students do everything on laptops these days, so I definitely think electronic books are a trend that's going to expand. — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
I stole comic books from my brother when I was a kid, but I was never like an avid fan. I can't… — Anna Kendrick Copy Share Image
In Sarah Palin's new book, she says when she first laid eyes on her future husband, she said out loud, 'Thank you,… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Grandma told me Mama was once caught by the Principal for writing in the front of her book, "In Case of Fire,… — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
I do the same things I did when I was 12 years old: I ride bikes, I read books, I walk in… — Charles Frazier Copy Share Image
“Neglected but Undefeated I stand today living the life I was told I would never live all because my faith grew.” — Jonathan Anthony Burkett Copy Share Image
For a true writer each book should be a new beginning, where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
Susan Bordo’s Unbearable Weight is a masterpiece of complex an nuanced thinking not only about a significant problem that faces women but… — Susan Griffin Copy Share Image
You know you knit too much when ... You will check out a book from the library just because you heard that… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
She is like a book with many pages, like a novel with ironic flaws, unpredictable twist with a dash of sarcastic humor,… — Epifania Savea Copy Share Image
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