“There are more truths in a good book than its author meant to put in it.” — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
American literature had always considered writing a very serious matter — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
My grandfather read the 'John Carter of Mars' books to me when I was young. — Daryl Sabara Copy Share Image
Due attention to the inside of books, and due contempt for the outside, is the proper relation between a man of sense… — Earl Of Chesterfield Copy Share Image
“That is what a book is: a million little things, a thousand feelings, hundreds of experiences, all melted together and sculpted into… — Beth Revis Copy Share Image
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Just so long as all our literature is pervaded with the thought that women are inferior, so long will our sex be… — Lillie Devereux Blake Copy Share Image
No one has the right to enter literature without fresh new ideas. We’ve got too many dexterous drudges as it is. — Jan Neruda Copy Share Image
Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves. — Emile M. Cioran Copy Share Image
Poor kid,' Jenna says, and rolls her eyes toward me for a moment. Then she returns to her book. 'She doesn't even… — Lauren DeStefano Copy Share Image
The best book I read in 2007 was Stoner by John Williams. It’s perhaps the best book I’ve read in years. — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
I grew up in the Southwest Bronx. Father an accountant, mother a schoolteacher. Brother was six years older, which explains why I… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
“I've never understood the desire for books with matched bindings. You don't go through life looking for sets of matched people, and… — Susan Lendroth Copy Share Image
My parents are professors; they're intellectual. I spent a lot of time reading books. To me, everyone always looks like they do… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
For me, one of the reasons I love this form - the personal essay form - is because it's a way of… — Meghan Daum Copy Share Image
“It gets off to a pretty slow start, the main character does a total 180 about half way through, and the rest… — Bill Seely Copy Share Image
When you are in the midst of writing a book, I think it is important to touch base every day. If I… — Emma Healey Copy Share Image
Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot… — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
But this time I'm not to blame; I want you to believe that. I simply slipped into those violets. No, I want… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Everything in North Korea was about the leader, all the books, music and TV. — Park Yeon-mi Copy Share Image
“This book of mine has not been manufactured: it has been garnered.” — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
One of the great things about books is you can afford to do anything. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
You want weapons? We're in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world! — Steven Moffat Copy Share Image
Film is not literature - the image on screen is the information you get. — John Hurt Copy Share Image
I don't write to give joy to readers but to give them a conscience. — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
