in a sense much great literature is subversive, since its very existence implies that what matters is art, imagination, and truth. In… — Alison Lurie Copy Share Image
“One should watch a film adaptation of a favorite book only after considering , very carefully, the fact that the casting of… — Peter Mendelsund Copy Share Image
“Shane Claiborne says in his book The Irresistible Revolution, “Community is what we were created for ... But that doesn’t mean community… — Mark Votava Copy Share Image
I always write my novels with music (I don't listened to the music seriously.) Music seems to encourage me. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
If you want intelligent children give them a book. If you want more intelligent children give them more books. — Jackie French Copy Share Image
Had I not had children of my own, I would have never written books for children, nor would I have been capable… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“She ate toast in bed, then reread a favorite book, taking comfort from a story where she knew the outcome would be… — Sarah Mayberry Copy Share Image
My work is very eclectic. I write books that range from writing fiction, writing fable where I am very directly trying to… — Jonathon Keats Copy Share Image
I found motherhood a crash course in existentialism (what is my purpose in life, am I mistress or slave of my destiny,… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
“For the narrative to exist, so that it could be read and reread even if I was taken away. Stories outlive their… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“Movies tell you what to think. A good book lets you choose a few thoughts for yourself. Movies show you the pink… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“psychologist Wendy Mogel, best-selling author of The Blessing of a Skinned Knee and The Blessing of a B Minus,” — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
I call Algonquin Books 'the gods and goddesses of publishing.' Not only did they give me a career, they care deeply about… — Caroline Leavitt Copy Share Image
Don’t just teach your children to read… Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything. — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I really like how the sixth book is going. A lot happens in the sixth book and a lot of questions are… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
'd go through your phone book and whack 'em all, and find Contestant number one and break his fuckin' jaw. — Insane Clown Posse Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I hit 20 that I became an obsessive reader, I think, which feels a little funny considering I was… — Adam Silvera Copy Share Image
As we are all solipsists, and all die, the world dies with us. Only very minor literature aims at apocalypse. — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
“Everything is interconnected. My readings of classical authors, who never speaks of sunsets, have made many sunsets intelligible to me, in all… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
When I read, I'm either reading to learn, or I'm reading to switch off. — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
Before computers were everywhere I used record books, the old-fashioned way. I loved to cram, and I still love to cram, anything… — Steve Bunce Copy Share Image
I go out of my way, but rather by license than carelessness.... It is the inattentive reader who loses my subject, not… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
“Readers will recall that the little evidence collected seemed to point to the strange and confusing figure of an unidentified Air Force… — J.G. Ballard Copy Share Image
Certain people are not going to connect with a book about the effect a dog has on a family. But every one… — John Grogan Copy Share Image
