“You should pay more attention to the caravan," the boy said to the Englishman, after the camel driver had left. "We make… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“Tears upon tears splat on to the lined pages in my hands as I read about a nightmare come true. Quickly, I… — Cat Patrick Copy Share Image
“The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them.” — Samuel Butler Copy Share Image
Borrow my umbrellas, my clothes, my money, and I will likely not think of them again. But borrow my books and I… — Phyllis McGinley Copy Share Image
They are the kinds of things that make us a community: attachment to place, attachment to local arts traditions, the ability to… — Robert Hass Copy Share Image
I'd studied English literature and American history, but the English literature, which I thought was going to be helpful to me in… — Lynne Tillman Copy Share Image
“But i would love to write something, maybe a book. I want to travel to a small town someday - one with… — Lang Leav Copy Share Image
I attempt to read one book every day. I don't always achieve that, especially when I'm traveling. But when I'm home, I… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
“But this lump does not absolve me, because I got it through heedlessness, not though courage. I run my tongue over my… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
And first, it seems not at all probable, That if the Omniscient Author of Nature knew that the study of his Works… — Robert Boyle Copy Share Image
“Those that spend the greater part of their time in reading or writing books are, of course, apt to take rather particular… — M.R. James Copy Share Image
“And it’s great to have all these readers and fans who, for the most part, are very nice people, saying they love… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
In a movie, a book, or a play, a character doesn't live in a vacuum. She is subject to pressures from the… — James Franco Copy Share Image
If I have some free time, I leave Paris with some books about the cinema. If I'm not filming, I'm watching films. — Francois Truffaut Copy Share Image
Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I feel when a writer treats a character as 'precious,' the writer runs the risk of turning them into a comic book… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
I'm not only a songwriter but I'm a massive music fan and I love going to shows. It's different than reading a… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
“Her books on alchemy were marvellous objects, every page a work of the engraver's art, but they nowhere contained instructions like "Be… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
In a brilliant fusion of fact and fiction, Jayne Anne Phillips has written the novel of the year. It's the story of… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I should write a book. I've always wanted to write a book. I should write a book about kids who see dead… — George Noory Copy Share Image
I would be a liar, a hypocrite, or a fool - and I'm not any of those - to say that I… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I have three kids, so children's literature is a big part of my life. — Tracy K. Smith Copy Share Image
“Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice.” — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
I seem to have very few casual readers, only passionate and appreciative ones. — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
Some authors write nonsense in a clear style, and others sense in an obscure one; some can reason without being able to… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book!” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“I have books in every corner of my house. 'Cleaning' my books is a pointless endeavor.” — Love The Stacks Bookstore Copy Share Image
The books take a year just to do the drawing. I will travel to a country to do the research and get… — Jan Brett Copy Share Image
“It is in the adoring worship of God, the waiting on Him and for Him, the deep silence of soul that yields… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm totally obsessed with Dickens, and 'Great Expectations' was one of the first book's I read when I was still in school… — Paul Rhys Copy Share Image
Part of any book is establishing the rules at the end of the world. My first book, 'The Intuitionist,' takes place in… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton has finished writing her book where she says her marriage couldn't be stronger, and Bill just finished his book titled… — Craig Kilborn Copy Share Image
“Read, so as to know; speak, so as to teach; write, so as to think!” — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
When I was writing my first two books I was also freelancing and teaching and doing other odd jobs. — Curtis Sittenfeld Copy Share Image
I feel like the older I get, the truer it feels that I'm only going have an investment in a poem if… — Tracy K. Smith Copy Share Image
“For now, Rudy and Liesel made their way onto Himmel Street in the rain. He was the crazy one who had painted… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
