“Recognising such dimensions implicit to the reading experience can distract from the immediacy of our response; it can substitute literary archaeology for… — Ian Gregor Copy Share Image
“We all know how it says it’s going to end, Dreamer, but no one knows for sure. That’s up to you, and… — Chani Lynn Feener Copy Share Image
“Focus, my little Seer, you have time to contemplate my good looks at another time,” Khol said with amusement. “I’m not doing… — D.T. Dyllin Copy Share Image
It's often the case that the most strained moments in books are the very beginning and the very end - the getting… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
I believe a novel must first of all be a good story. My hope is that the spiritual message is woven in… — Julie Klassen Copy Share Image
If we try to resolve terrorism with military might and nothing else, then we will be no safer than we were before… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
This was my first novel [The Dissemblers ]. I've never seriously written short stories, and actually find short stories much more intimidating… — Liza Campbell Copy Share Image
I stepped out on faith to follow my lifelong dream of being an author. I made real sacrifices and took big risks.… — Jan Karon Copy Share Image
“If ten eyewitnesses are asked to describe a suspect, you'll get ten different variations. The same applies to readers and their opinions… — Shawnda Currie Copy Share Image
“Behold, if you are in doubt as to my religion, (know that) I serve not those whom you serve besides Allah, but… — Compton Gage Copy Share Image
I'd like to ask Eleanor Roosevelt what she regrets most, because I think that might reveal something that I didn't catch on… — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
Comic books are just a way to show a story. Then there are the movies, and television and exhibits like this that… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
“I,” I start, and she turns to look at my lips moving, rehearsing for some grand proposal. “I think it’d be good… — Darnell Lamont Walker Copy Share Image
All I would say is that when I've been very down or having kind of a tough time in my life, certain… — Rupert Friend Copy Share Image
I have turned my entire attention to Greek. The first thing I shall do, as soon as the money arrives, is to… — Desiderius Erasmus Copy Share Image
“A story is not like a road to follow … it's more like a house. You go inside and stay there for… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
How is it possible on the one hand, for example, to behave as if nothing on earth were more important than literature,… — Stig Dagerman Copy Share Image
The best books are not read even by those who are called good readers. What does our Concord culture amount to? There… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“No one book of scripture can be understood by itself, any more than any one part of a tree or member of… — Charles Hodge Copy Share Image
Literature, like magic, has always been about the handling of secrets, about the pain, the destruction, and the marvelous liberation that can… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
It's like with Smallville, I'm sure those creators didn't know I had done a ton of Star Trek work. I was just… — Phil Morris Copy Share Image
I struggled to kick the habit - I would make a decision to give up smoking, but it was hard. I couldn't… — Mahesh Babu Copy Share Image
Let us read the Bible without the ill-fitting colored spectacles of theology, just as we read other books, using our own judgment… — Luther Burbank Copy Share Image
It's perfect. It's awesome. Every day is just filled with just wins. All we do is put wins in the record books.… — Charlie Sheen Copy Share Image
In high school, I had to hide my comic book side, my nerd side from the civilian world so they wouldn't categorize… — Mark Hamill Copy Share Image
“Sometimes books feel like the only thing that keep her sane. Actually, she knows that they're the only reason she's still even… — Steph Bowe Copy Share Image
“Portrait of A Human (Sonnet 2938) Books are my jewellery, memories are my assets. Languages are my liquor, cultures are my cocaine.… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
When I'm working on a book, I try to do eight pages a week. That seems like a good amount. Less than… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
“Have you done anything that’s like that?” he asked. So I had to tell him. “You’re not going to like it. But… — Jo Walton Copy Share Image
“...with a few sentences, the authors attempt to counteract the unscrupulous messages endemic to the title, content, and imagery of their book.… — Kim Socha Copy Share Image
The inspiration is all in the script, in the text. So whatever it is, either it is a film or a book… — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
In bed at night, I could be reading some book, and I'll come across a sentence that's totally unrelated to some scene… — Liam Neeson Copy Share Image
Our Children no longer learn how to read the great book of Nature from their own direct experience, or how to interact… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
You know, in the old days, you might be able to slowly sort of build an audience for your work by publishing… — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
If you have no love, do what you will - go after all the gods on earth, do all the social activities,… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Pyramidiots Some history books will tell you that the Egyptians were great at maths – even better than your teacher. Here’s why… — Terry Deary Copy Share Image
Kraken' is a very undisciplined book. That's a gamble. If it doesn't come off, it's disastrous. But there are pleasures, I think,… — China Mieville Copy Share Image
“Work by Shelley Taylor of UCLA shows that “fight or flight” is the typical response to stress in males, and naturally, the… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
“I knew I must write a novel. But it seemed an impossible thing to do when I had been trying with great… — Hemingway Ernest Copy Share Image
“You sought the power of my book . . . But that power is mine . . . mine alone . .… — Mathew Charpentier Copy Share Image
![“This was my first novel [The Dissemblers ]. I've never seriously written short stories, and actually find short stories much more intimidating as an art form than novels.” quote by Liza Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/997/liza-campbell-17930_art_this-was-my-first-novel-the-dissemblers_3041258.jpg)
