In the world of literature, I see prizes as more of a duty to the craft itself, rather than as something for… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
It is customary for the writer to sneer that Hollywood has traduced their book. Well, I adore my film. — Allison Pearson Copy Share Image
My decision to view the world through novels, as it were, which is a typically European way of looking at things, became… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Rather than pinpointing any particular part of the country as a place where the family lives, I would prefer to have readers… — Bil Keane Copy Share Image
That's referee Mike Reed's 50th booking of the season, which works out at an average of six a game. — Alan Parry Copy Share Image
These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves. From each of them goes out its own… — Gilbert Highet Copy Share Image
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“This Author has come to the conclusion that there are rakes, and there are Rakes. Anthony Bridgerton is a Rake. A rake… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
For an author to write as he speaks is just as reprehensible as the opposite fault, to speak as he writes; for… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
“I like simple things, books, being alone, or someone who understands.” — Daphne du Maurier Copy Share Image
“Can one understand the presence of English literature without the absences of Irish literature? Are the presences in the former, at some… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“Many universities no longer focused almost entirely on religious studies. Students now explored the liberal arts—including the literature, music, and art of… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
I like to read, especially nonfiction. I love learning, so I study languages, cook, learn basic HTML, and enjoy other activities that… — Joshua Roman Copy Share Image
There are so many ways in which we learn about life and the self. Each day opens paths to this exploration. For… — Ashley Bryan Copy Share Image
You'll accidentally find in barrows of books wrought-iron lines of long-buried poems, handle them with the care that respects ancient but terrible… — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
Books are like the last parachute in the dying situation in the plane of life, helpful to soothe the sorrows and get… — Farid Copy Share Image
Harcourt sent my book to Evelyn Waugh and his comment was: “If this is really the unaided work of a young lady,… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
Perfection is an unattainable goal. It isn't going to be perfect. Just get words down on paper, and when you stumble to… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
On the dashboard of our family car is a shallow indentation about the size of a paperback book. If you are looking… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
Why do we write novels or make television about real things? It's the human condition and human suffering. — Ioan Gruffudd Copy Share Image
I didn't know I was poor, growing up, because everyone was in the same boat. I couldn't have bikes. It never really… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
