“I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting places to set my books. But as the characters come first, who they… — Kate Walker Copy Share Image
When I'm writing the book I'm laughing at just how overblown the characters seemed. How full of himself he seems. But I… — Jhonen Vasquez Copy Share Image
When I was 7, my proudest possession would have been my bookshelf - 'cause I'd alphabetized all of the books on my bookshelf. — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
A lot of people consider my books to be straightforward, but I think that I write from atmosphere to atmosphere rather than… — Oscar Hijuelos Copy Share Image
We had tried to get a couple books that were written about Ray Kroc, and one of the books, we called the… — Jeremy Renner Copy Share Image
I like to read psychologist's books. 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari,' that's one of my favorites. Those kinds of books. — Ricky Rubio Copy Share Image
You have plausible deniability, as they say in politics, as an author with movies. Because if the movie is terrible, you simply… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
I'd buy joke books and try doing them at school; I always had jokes. That would be my go-to thing at parties:… — Drew Carey Copy Share Image
We were never organized readers who would see a book through to its end in any sory of logical order. We weave… — Eleanor Brown Copy Share Image
They were all just chapters in the book, stepping stones. Each was perfect for where we were at the time, and I'm… — Travis Rice Copy Share Image
“... one cannot read a book: one can only reread it. A good reader, a major reader, an active and creative reader… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
When you finish reading the book [Today Matters], take the daily dozen and list them in order of how well you do… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“decade after the first edition of this book was published, Yan Wong and I met in the fitting surroundings of the Oxford… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Write first. Worry about getting an agent or publisher later. Write it first. Prove you can do it and then others will… — Po Bronson Copy Share Image
When I was a kid and a young man I read everything. When I was about 23, I was incredibly lucky in… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Productivity is a relative matter. And it's really insignificant: What is ultimately important is a writer's strongest books. It may be the… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
“book finally took shape. The contributions of Susan Ginsburg, my agent, are incalculable and very much appreciated,” — Martin J. Smith Copy Share Image
Each book is a different staging post on the writer's journey, and each book stands by itself, regardless of the writer's relationship… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
I think it's so important for all of us to be able to see ourselves represented in the books we read and… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Go APE: Author a great book, Publish it quickly, and Entrepreneur your way to success. Self-publishing isn’t easy, but it’s fun and… — Guy Kawasaki Copy Share Image
A little known fact: I read all the time. books were the one thing that got me out of Gatlin, even if… — Kami Garcia Copy Share Image
If I have to spend time in purgatory before going to one place or the other, I guess I'll be all right… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the… — Pierre Bayle Copy Share Image
W. C. Fields, a lifetime agnostic, was discovered reading a Bible on his deathbed. ''I'm looking for a loop-hole,'' he explained. — W. C. Fields Copy Share Image
In a successful picture book, you always want the voice of the text to match the voice of the art; so that… — Sally Lloyd-Jones Copy Share Image
There is no law in the world - there is no law unwritten, there's no law on the books - that's gonna… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
It might be more difficult because you haven't got a book or a prop, but for the most part I like to… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
I'm spectacularly disorganised. I wrote my latest book in seven different notebooks scattered throughout my house. — Sue Townsend Copy Share Image
I didn't and don't go to Internet for any business purposes. The book sales for me by this point are way beyond… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
“Books are the one luxury I deem a necessity. If my purchases lead us into poverty, then at least we will be… — Mark Brownlow Copy Share Image
If I write a book, it has to be so awesome. It has to be next level, to prove mysel. Just like… — Martellus Bennett Copy Share Image
My introduction to the Brady book was an attempt to nail the exact same idea since Brady addressed the point. And since… — Peter Sotos Copy Share Image
I don't want to turn 50 and say, 'Gosh, I wish I'd lived in that part of the world for a time.… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
While I've worked on many topics and written many books, I have not abandoned my interest in multiple intelligences. — Howard Gardner Copy Share Image
They lack suggestive power. And when a book lacks suggestive power, however hard it hits the surface of the mind it cannot… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
I think my sensibility is very literary; all my books were built as books, and I wasn't thinking about them being movies. — Bret Easton Ellis Copy Share Image
I had a deprived childhood, you see. I had lots of other kids to play with and my parents bought me outdoor… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The actual materials are important... A book at the nightstand is important-a light you can get at-or a flashlight as Kerouac had… — Allen Ginsberg Copy Share Image
I even smoke in bed. Imagine smoking a cigar in bed, reading a book. Next to your bed, there's a cigar table… — Raul Julia Copy Share Image
Don't join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed. — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image