I am Envy...I cannot read and therefore wish all books burned. — Christopher Marlowe Copy Share Image
The adolescent protagonist is one of the hallmarks of American literature. — Tayari Jones Copy Share Image
I didn't want to write a 'black' book because black characters are a tough sell. — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
I don't want people reading my books just because they're horror or mysteries. I want them to read them because they're Joe… — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
Not everyone can write a book or paint a picture or write a symphony, but almost anyone can fall in love. There… — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn… — Saint Bernard Copy Share Image
The first book we fall in love with shapes us every bit as much as the first person we fall in love… — Laura Miller Copy Share Image
A fantasy novel set in something other than medieval Europe, featuring an almost entirely black cast, is considered risky. — N. K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
We do not so much want books for good people, as books which will make bad ones better. — Hannah More Copy Share Image
I work on the assumption, or let it be the fear, that the reader will stop reading if I stop being interesting. — Clive James Copy Share Image
“When teachers grade by activities, it’s nearly impossible to unpack the resulting data to show where the student needs to make gains.… — Jane E. Pollock Copy Share Image
The turning point was when I hit my 30th birthday. I thought, if really want to write, it's time to start. I… — James Rollins Copy Share Image
“This book is written from a changing town in Virginia, but this class of mine, these people--the ones who smell like an… — Joe Bageant Copy Share Image
I think 'The Handmaid's Tale' always had that power since it was written over 30 years ago. This extraordinary piece of feminist… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
The problem with literature, with writing, is that it works sometimes in terms of correction of social ills. Other times, it just… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
The one author who has influenced my writing the most is the English writer John Fowles, who wrote 'The French Lieutenant's Woman,'… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
Chats are so new to newspapers, historically. But they're so incredibly valuable because editors/reporters/columnists get to find out what's on the minds… — Michael Wilbon Copy Share Image
“I was every stack of books, forever shifting and pounding and being pushed and rearranged but remaining essentially the same; I was… — Ben Stephenson Copy Share Image
If you're reading it in a book, folks, it ain't self-help. It's help. — George Carlin Copy Share Image
It's one thing you aspire to: someday, you'll be able to write a book. — Thomas Keller Copy Share Image
“I am not entirely persuaded that selling a book is like selling a pig.” — Kathleen A. Flynn Copy Share Image
A humane and authentic book written by another voice from the trenches. — Joanne Greenberg Copy Share Image
Yes, books are dangerous. They should be dangerous - they contain ideas. — Pete Hautman Copy Share Image
Satisfying curiosity ranks No. 2 in my book behind conquering a fear. — Scott Carpenter Copy Share Image
What a joy Mary Jo Putney is to read; she can't write fast enough for me. — Laura Kinsale Copy Share Image
“Writing is a way of remaking the world, both for the writer and reader.” — Mark Rubinstein Copy Share Image
