But the participants [in war] never forgot the details of their experience, and like the Wandering Jew, they were condemned to remain… — James Lee Burke Copy Share Image
A breeze discovered my open book And began to flutter the leaves to look — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I read the most extravagant things about people who suffer and depress because of things written about them. — Mick Jagger Copy Share Image
The study of history and philosophy, accompanied by some acquaintance with art and literature, should be for lawyers and engineers as well… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
“I need a book," Boyd said as he approached. The man stared at him, probably waiting for Boyd to say more. When… — Ais Copy Share Image
“The first week after the official launch, they took $12,000 in orders and shipped $846 worth of books, according to Eric Dillon,… — Brad Stone Copy Share Image
For a struggling filmmaker running low on ideas, public domain is all we have for adapting books. — Lee Isaac Chung Copy Share Image
There are all kinds of writers. The best writers write children's books. — Richard Scarry Copy Share Image
I've never been that person who thought that because I've written one novel, I should write another and another. It's only when… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
I read my own books sometimes to cheer me when it is hard to write, and then I remember that it was… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
The holy grail is right here in this gem of a book. Tosha Silver’s wisdom goes down as easy as a mint… — Lissa Rankin Copy Share Image
Readers take in dialogue one thought at a time. A frequent mistake of beginners is to combine thoughts, which may be suitable… — Sol Stein Copy Share Image
Those with a gift for action, for their part, often express contempt for those whose gifts are more reflective. Men of action… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
If your memory was OK you could descend upon on a bookshop – a big enough one so that the staff wouldn’t… — Francis Spufford Copy Share Image
“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. —W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM” — Wendy Wax Copy Share Image
Christianity is based on a book. It centers in a Person. It expresses itself in a message. It authenticates itself in an… — J. Sidlow Baxter Copy Share Image
My husband asked me once why I read so many mysteries, and part of it is just intellectual, part of it is… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“once that each of us is the author of our own lives? That we are responsible for what we are? For the… — Barbara Taylor Bradford Copy Share Image
“I wanted to stop peeing but couldn't, of course. Peeing is like a good book in that it is very, very hard… — John Green Copy Share Image
As I work day after day, inspirations from different places go into the work. It's combination, but it's also comparative. I'll be… — Ali Banisadr Copy Share Image
All religious vows, codes, and commitments are null & void herein. Please refrain from contaminating the ideosphere with harmful memes through prayer,… — Greg Erwin Copy Share Image
I wanted to write a book about two women falling in love that wasn't hinged on tragedy or that involved some horrible… — Camille Perri Copy Share Image
I think I was a feminist before the word was invented. By the time I came across feminist books by American or… — Andrew Denton Copy Share Image