I may remind you that history is not a branch of literature. The facts of history, like the facts of geology or… — J. B. Bury Copy Share Image
One of the most difficult things in writing a novel or anything at all is to choose the point of view from… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
'The Accursed' is very much a novel about social injustice as the consequence of the terrible, tragic division of classes - the… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
In the past few years I've assigned books to be read before a student attends one of my weeklong seminars. I have… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
I developed the habit of writing novels behind a closed door, or at my uncle's, on the dining table. — Patrick White Copy Share Image
Books aren't written - they're rewritten. Including your own. It is one of the hardest things to accept, especially after the seventh… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
“This is a book about questioning what others believe to be true, not accepting ideas just because famous people say they are… — Marc Aronson Copy Share Image
The ideal reader's the same, and I suppose this person has never had a face or a gender or an age. It's… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
“When I had no books and had to learn everything I needed off by heart, and when I had to hide what… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
“It is not uncommon in the modern world for people to retreat into the world of books to escape from the realities… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Others have questions about how it is that God and human beings can both be speaking through the one document such that… — D. A. Carson Copy Share Image
“Middlemarch is a novel that is diminished by being put on the screen. It can't help but be, because so much of… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
One of the most beautiful passages of Rousseau is that in the sixth book of Confessions, where he describes the awakening in… — Walter Pater Copy Share Image
The Antichrist is often identified with the second beast in the Book of Revelation that arises from the land, the beast that… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“There being no international copyright laws, “pirated” editions abounded, with no complaint from the public, or much from authors, who were lionized.” — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
...Something we once loved, and love now, in the shape of a book. Maybe eBooks are going to take over, one day,… — Russell T Davies Copy Share Image
“Oh, dear reader, it was hard to yell such words at my own handsome visage, but I did. Such was my courage.” — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I can tell you from experience that God's help and presence in our lives is vital. He is the Author of all… — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
“Live cleanly, rightly, beautifully. Take walks and read books, laugh and save money... ” — Andy Raskin Copy Share Image
I don't write down my experiences, but I have a very decent memory. I have tons of books in which I write… — Evan Dando Copy Share Image
All writing is an act of self-exploration. Even a grocery list says something about you; how much more does a novel say? — Steven Saylor Copy Share Image
I seem always to have two or three novels going at once. It takes me a long time to finish one. — Michael Helm Copy Share Image
Reading English novels I always adore the ability to write without fear about inner psychological things that are so delicate. — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share Image
No ornament of a house can compare with books; they are constant company in a room, even when you are not reading… — Harriet Beecher Stowe Copy Share Image
The remedy for life's broken pieces is not classes, workshops or books. Don't try to heal the broken pieces. Just forgive. — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
