“All the while that Jean was listening to him, he was vaguely conscious that what gives literature its reality is the result… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
If you want to write the next great novel, but you think, No, this won't work because no one will buy it… — John Tesh Copy Share Image
I want to inspire through example. I hope my books motivate others to open doors and windows that will help them to… — Alexandra Stoddard Copy Share Image
Internationalism on the other hand admits that spiritual achievements have their roots deep in national life; from this national consciousness art and… — Christian Lous Lange Copy Share Image
“Turn the page, your heroine is still there, breathe, relax, life is beautiful: you're in a book!” — Gabrielle Dubois Copy Share Image
Having found in many books different methods of going to GOD, and divers practices of the spiritual life, I thought this would… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
I kinda wanna date John Mayer just 2 find out what the deal is with him and chicks and then write a… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
Anyt hing that is found to stimulate hope should be seized upon and make to serve. This applies to a book, a… — Hubert Van Zeller Copy Share Image
“By the time these words are read, the centuries-old cedar, hemlock, and balsm of the cutblock known as Leah Block 2 will… — John Vaillant Copy Share Image
A novel and its writer are inseparable: you are your books. A play's not like that at all. 'Abandonment's not mine -… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
I believe that a good children's book should appeal to all people who have not completely lost their original joy and wonder… — Leo Lionni Copy Share Image
The world was a terrible place, cruel, pitiless, dark as a bad dream. Not a good place to live. Only in books… — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
Probably every book I read influenced me in some small way. Authors like Jan Westcott, Kathleen Winsor, Catherine Cookson, Georgette Heyer, and… — Virginia Henley Copy Share Image
If you spend all your time reading books that you only pretend to understand, year after year, there isn't much room for… — Cathleen Schine Copy Share Image
“Everybody knows, nobody's talking - from LIE --debut novel coming September 1st from St. Martin's Press” — Caroline Bock Copy Share Image
I love to decorate a room - from the furniture to the objects to the books. — Aerin Lauder Copy Share Image
Roy Race was a comic book hero, and Steven Gerrard is a real-life one. — Harry Redknapp Copy Share Image
Im merely a dreamer, and then a writer, and my happiest moments are when I'm a reader. — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
Recent literature on transsexualism in the lesbian community draws connections with the practices of sadomasochism. — Sheila Jeffreys Copy Share Image
“Neofeudalism: Much as warlords seized land in the Norman Conquest and levied rent on subject populations (starting with the Domesday Book, the… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
Many Americans have never owned a book, and I'm not talking about because of the recent digital revolution. I'm talking about before… — James W. Loewen Copy Share Image
Take your hands off her, Sinclair told the guy behind me, Or they'll write books about what I'll do to you. — MaryJanice Davidson Copy Share Image
Literature gives us models of living human beings who may not agree with us and even be our enemies. D. H. Lawrence… — John Updike Copy Share Image
The author creates a book and the people accept or not accept it. The creator of a book is an author and… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“what of the Old Testament? This was written in Hebrew except for portions of the Book of Daniel and the Book of… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share Image
“Should you dare to ride this dreadful beast, you would awaken later as if from a deep sleep, with some of these… — Thomas Wharton Copy Share Image
“For the author as for God, standing outwith his creation, all times are one; all times are now. In mine own country,… — G.M.W. Wemyss Copy Share Image
“To tell you the truth, I used to consider it a disgrace to be found ignorant by other people. But now, I… — Natsume Soseki Copy Share Image
Imagine books and music and movies being filtered and homogenized. Certified. Approved for consumption. People will be happy to give up most… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Some of you have returned to earth for no other reason than that you bore the inordinate desire to save those whose… — Pearls Of Wisdom Copy Share Image
If anyone has read a lot of books and thinks I am primitive because I have not read even one, then he… — Roy Sesana Copy Share Image
I like messy people; people who dont fit in a box or stay between the lines, but whos integrity is greater than… — Jim Wern Copy Share Image
I don't know if any single book made me want to write. C.S. Lewis was the first writer to make me aware… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
In my book, The Sins of Scripture, I traced the development of tribal religion, which included ideas like God's killing the Egyptians… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
I think publishing's strength is also its weakness. It's got such a rich and celebrated history as an industry. For the most… — Jennifer Gilmore Copy Share Image
Jacques Derrida is a very important thinker and philosopher who has made serious contributions to both philosophy and literary criticism. Roland Barthes… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
Have you ever just looked at someone and thought, 'I really love you.' They're just talking or humming or watching a movie… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
