Whence is thy learning? Hath thy toil O'er books consumed the midnight oil? — John Gay Copy Share Image
I think am the favorite BOOK of BillIONs of Readers and Song for few Blinds! — Junior Dè Rèál Testament Copy Share Image
I had no plan to write a western novel, and when I realized it was happening, I was pretty surprised by it.… — Patrick deWitt Copy Share Image
I have chosen to parody the writing styles of Carlos Castaneda, James Redfield, Richard Bach, Lynn Andrews, and several other best-selling new… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Don DeLillo's 'White Noise,' which I read when I was 19. It showed me that a book can be funny as hell… — Kevin Barry Copy Share Image
Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Few books are more thrilling than certain confessions, but they must be honest, and the author must have something to confess. — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
“Books are finite, sexual encounters are finite, but the desire to read and to fuck is infinite; it surpasses our own deaths,… — Roberto Bolano Copy Share Image
I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really… — Hannah Kent Copy Share Image
If modesty and candor are necessary to an author in his judgment of his own works, no less are they in his… — Sarah Fielding Copy Share Image
I plot as I go. Many novelists write an outline that has almost as many pages as their ultimate book. Others knock… — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
“Even when there were good wars to write about, writers such as Jane Austen wrote novels concerning marriage. They usually went like… — Dan Wilbur Copy Share Image
Once in a very long time you come across a book that is far, far more than the ink, the glue and… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
When I open them, most of the books have the smell of an earlier time leaking out between the pages - a… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
First person allows deeper insight into the protagonist's character. It allows the reader to identify more fully with the protagonist and to… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
I have a musician friend who, after reading Mountains, told me, "When I read the book, I wanted to quit music altogether… — Regine Chassagne Copy Share Image
Honest to God, Bill, the way things are going, all I can think of is that I'm a character in a book… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
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I read stuff. Books are not my only friends, but we're friendly. So there. — Maria Dahvana Headley Copy Share Image
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