Books Quotes · Page 224

There is no room for the impurities of literature in an essay.

— Virginia Woolf

I like to be read. That's most of what any writer could want.

— Mark Leibovich

I love to read. My education is self-inflicted

— Groucho Marx

I do not have much time for relaxation, but when I can, I like to read.

— Claudio Ranieri

“As always, books are mystical creatures to him.”

— Michael Ondaatje

“I'm not sure what is worse, a closed mind or a closed book.”

— Anthony Liccione

“Share: Tap to share your thoughts with other readers.”

— amazon

I read every single comment that comes in.

— Emily Weiss

I'm the world 'Guinness Book of Records' holder of 1,749 hugs in one hour. My arms fell off.

— Nick Vujicic

I never exactly made a book. It's rather like taking dictation. I was given things to say.

— Anonymous

“I wanted you, precious reader, to feel the pain of the bullied, the neglected, the heartbroken, and the humiliated.”

— K.M. Walton

Anytime you start doing a comic book with mythology attached, people are like, "Are you going to get it right? It's important…

— Tom Cavanagh

I always feel it is a shortcoming of mine as a reader and as a writer that I frankly need to like…

— Ann Patchett

Don't join the book burners. Don't think you are going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed.

— Anonymous

I love to read stories. And I don't to get to talk about my favorite novels very often in my job.

— Hope Jahren

Do you fall in love often?" Yes often. With a view, with a book, with a dog, a cat, with numbers, with…

— Jeanette Winterson

There are bits at the table read that destroy, so much so that we can't wait to do it in taping. And…

— Simon Helberg

“The way some people read the parables reminds me of Aesop's Fables. And the way others read them reminds me of the…

— Jared C. Wilson

My interest in Princess Margaret comes through Vanessa Kirby's brilliant portrayal of her in 'The Crown.' Rather than do the classic story…

— Matthew Bourne

“I'm never going to complain about receiving free early copies of books, because clearly there's nothing to complain about, but it does…

— Nick Hornby

“My guess? Romance novels. My guess? She started reading them early. My guess? She started them at a time where they made…

— Kristen Ashley

You are always looking for a different kind of read and a different kind of intention when you are by yourself in…

— David Koechner

“The words of Jane Eyre skipped through my mind. How deceiving they were. No wonder the council had outlawed books. Stories enabled…

— Tiffany Truitt

The difference does not lie in the things that news does that novels do not do, but in the things that novels…

— Zia Haider Rahman

I don't believe chance can play a role in my literature.

— Italo Calvino

“Books are reason to get up in the morning.”

— Nina Sankovitch

I never thought I would just be doing Arkady books.

— Anonymous

The first book in most languages of the world has been the Bible!!

— Glen Rambharack

“To be a better cook, cook more. To be a better writer, read more.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Leaving behind books is even more beautiful — there are far too many children.

— Marguerite Yourcenar

I think God destined that I play. I think it's all in the books already.

— Michelle Wie

A book full of brilliance imparts some of it even to its opponents.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

As long as thriller authors teach us about our world, they'll be relevant.

— David Morrell

Unfortunately, racism is not confined to our history books.

— Kevin Faulconer

I get to show the reader the essence of the book without giving anything away.

— Mary Grandpre

You write a lot of books; you hope you get better.

— Alan Furst

People should be interested in books, not their authors.

— Agatha Christie

Do not read so much, look about you and think of what you see there.

— Richard P. Feynman

Books are to me as homemade tattoos are to an inmate. Can't get enough of them.

— Laurie Notaro

I'm not afraid to admit that I'm a relatively slow reader.

— Kate Winslet