I grew up on the old EC comic books before the Comics Code in North American and with all sort of good-natured… — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
It is not the number of books you read; nor the variety of sermons which you hear; nor the amount of religious… — Frederick William Robertson Copy Share Image
A letter doesn't communicate by words alone. A letter, just like a book, can be read by smelling it, touching it and… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
What I wanted to create with 'The Luminaries' is a book that had structural patterns built in that didn't matter, but if… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
For 'Picture This,' I wanted it to be a drawing book that didn't have any instructions about drawing, beyond the real simple… — Lynda Barry Copy Share Image
I always say that, for me, writing a book is like a wacky Greyhound bus trip - I know where I'm starting… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap - let… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“Because all books are forbidden when a country turns to terror. The scaffolds on the corners, the list of things you may… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
I am always surprised at all the things people read into my photos, but it also amuse me. That may be because… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
In reading we must become creators. Once the child has learned to read alone, and can pick up a book without illustrations,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Throughout my reading life, I've enjoyed many memorable meals-if only fictionally. The oysters at dinner near the beginning of Anna Karenina, the… — Alexander Chee Copy Share Image
I shall be so glad if you will tell me what to read. I have been looking into all the books in… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
I think of my books now as suspense novels, usually with a love story incorporated. They're absolutely a lot harder to write… — Sandra Brown Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I loved 'The Marble Faun' by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The reason I liked it was because it had… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
What I deeply want... is for Rumi to become vitally present for readers, part of what John Keats called our soul-making, that… — Coleman Barks Copy Share Image
There is a wonderful book called "Gandhi's Truth," by Erik Erikson, the psychologist. It is a great book. And I remember reading… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think we think that parenthood is confined to the country of mothers, but I think a lot of the men I've… — Jennifer Gilmore Copy Share Image
There is in Albert Camus’ literary craftsmanship a seductive intelligence that could almost make a reader dismiss his philosophical intentions if he… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
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Of course all children's literature is not fantastic, so all fantastic books need not be children's books. It is still possible, even… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
For years, I'd say yes to almost everything, trying to be nice and generous. Feeling obliged to be of service to the… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
“The chief beauty of this book lies not so much in its literary style, or in the extent and usefulness of the… — Jerome K. Jerome Copy Share Image
Like most authors, I'm a raging egomaniac. I know that about myself. And I know that, if I had internet access, I… — Bentley Little Copy Share Image
The author squares man's depravity with still being made in the image of God with this word picture. A vase that has… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“We shall live for no reason. Then die and be done with it. What a recognition! What shall save us? Only the… — William H. Gass Copy Share Image
I was brought up on the books of The Wizard of Oz and my mother told me that these were great philosophies.… — Ray Bolger Copy Share Image
When a novel has 200,000 words, then it is possible for the reader to experience 200,000 delights, and to turn back to… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
You take a book, and what can you do with a book? Can you cook an egg on a book? No. Can… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
Serial killers are everywhere! Well, perhaps not in our neighborhood, but on our television screens, at the movie theatres, and in rows… — Pat Brown Copy Share Image
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Gather up your telegrams Your faded pictures, best laid plans Books and postcards, 45's Every sunset in the sky Carry with you… — Mary Chapin Carpenter Copy Share Image
I love my job. But all the stuff that comes with it, the thought of being propelled into the limelight again is… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
Sometimes I sensed that the books I read in rapid succession had set up some sort of murmur among themselves, transforming my… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I think myself I ought to be shot for writing such nonsense… But it's unquestionably good escapist literature and I think I… — Georgette Heyer Copy Share Image
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