All good research-whether for science or for a book-is a form of obsession. — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
“Books have a curious effect on those with certain predispositions to fall into obsession.” — Kane X. Faucher Copy Share Image
If thou trusteth to the book called the Scriptures, thou trusteth to the rotten staff of fables and falsehood. — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
I don't think that our Founders would believe that America could long prosper if the people were not readers. — Ben Sasse Copy Share Image
I very much like doing voiceovers, and I also like doing readings. I do books on tape and stuff. I have fun… — Anjelica Huston Copy Share Image
The best part of the fiction in many novels is the notice that the characters are purely imaginary. — Franklin P. Adams Copy Share Image
Im me I'm not some book you can just flip through the pages and be done with I'm human so turn to… — Greg Mcglory Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, it's about the reader's attachment to and belief in the magical elements that make or break… — Tea Obreht Copy Share Image
You have to sink way down to a level of hopelessness and desperation to find the book that you can write. — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
The truth is that literature, particularly fiction, is not the pure medium we sometimes assume it to be. Response to it is… — Vance Palmer Copy Share Image
I studied English literature at university, but for some reason we only spent one week on [Charles] Dickens, so I remember just… — Felicity Jones Copy Share Image
“The store was empty, without a single customer or employee. It appeared in the Internet age, pianos, like physical books, were fast… — Marisha Pessl Copy Share Image
“There are people who think contraception is immoral because the object of copulation is procreation. In a similar way there are people… — Helen DeWitt Copy Share Image
Books are like blankets, the mere sight of them around the house provides warmth and comfort. They are like mirrors, too, reflecting… — Mary Schmich Copy Share Image
Probably, indeed, the larger part of the labor of an author composing his work is critical labor; the labor of sifting, combining,… — T. S. Eliot Copy Share Image
One day I'm going to write a book about osprey. It has really gotten deep into my bloodstream. So when you ask… — Alan Lightman Copy Share Image
In the media, a reviewer has his personal vision but it's passed along to a million readers or whatever. He might think… — Van Morrison Copy Share Image
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