The more I like a book, the more reluctant I am to turn the page. Lovers, even book lovers, tend to cling.… — Anatole Broyard Copy Share Image
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My job is unbearable to me because it conflicts with my only desire and my only calling, which is literature. Since I… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
“They were spells, spelled with words to make worlds, waiting for me, in the pages of books.” — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
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In his anti-Darwinian book... (and eponymously named The Neck of the Giraffe ), Francis Hitching tells the story... "The need to survive… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
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No doubt, clinical practice in alleviating malaria symptoms utilizing Qinghao - inherited from traditional Chinese medical literature - provided some useful information… — Tu Youyou Copy Share Image
In general, in poetry and literature, I am among those people who believe that too much is indispensable. — Yevgeny Yevtushenko Copy Share Image
I still find it absurdly difficult to concentrate on a novel if there's a phone or computer to hand; I have taken… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
You just got shelved Google Definition: shelved past participle, past tense of shelve (Verb) Verb Place or arrange (items, esp. books) on… — Team Nitro Copy Share Image
What truly gives me joy is when I get a letter from a young woman who says they saw a programme, then… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
When I turned 35, I thought, 'Mozart was dead at 36, so I set the bar: I'm going to start writing a… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“I wrote this book because I had formed a strong impression that the people currently living were paying insufficient attention to the… — Niall Ferguson Copy Share Image
Christians remind me of schoolboys who want to look up the answers to their math problems in the back of the book… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us. — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“Atticus adjusted his glasses as he peered down at the blanket. “Hey, is that the book Nellie told us about?” Jake’s eyes… — Jude Watson Copy Share Image
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