Do not read so much, look about you and think of what you see there. — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
Books are to me as homemade tattoos are to an inmate. Can't get enough of them. — Laurie Notaro Copy Share Image
“When I meet someone who says they're not "much for books," I can guarantee that they haven't met the right book yet.” — Kersten Hamilton Copy Share Image
You want to know about anybody? See what books they read, and how they've been read... — Keri Hulme Copy Share Image
The greatest advantage of books does not always come from what we remember of them, but from their suggestiveness, their character-building power. — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image
I chose to publish the first 'Shopaholic' book under a pseudonym because I wanted it to be judged on its own merits. — Sophie Kinsella Copy Share Image
We generally learn languages for the benefit of reading the books written in them — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I saw footage of a well-known pastor holding a Bible and saying, "This book says homosexuals should be killed." — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
“My books usually come from a dream that gives me an idea that turns into an adventure!” — Jen Golembiewski Copy Share Image
You ignorant little rodent! This isn't just an old book. This is the book of Everafter." "Sorry, I haven't read it. I'm… — Michael Buckley Copy Share Image
A writer who wants to be translated and published abroad faces a very difficult challenge: first of all, he must make sure… — Sergei Lukyanenko Copy Share Image
“if everything happens that can't be done (and anything's righter than books could plan) the stupidest teacher will almost guess (with a… — E.E. Cummings Copy Share Image
“I collect new books the way my friends collect designer handbags. Sometimes, I just like to know I have them and actually… — Jennifer Kaufman Copy Share Image
Most of the pleasure of making a book would go if it held nothing to be shared by other people. I would… — Ivy Compton-Burnett Copy Share Image
I was trained in the '50s as a New Critic. I remember what literature was like before the New Critics, when people… — Clifford Geertz Copy Share Image
“I leaned forward with my elbows on my knees and her book in my hands. Like a lot of things in my… — Craig Johnson Copy Share Image
“Often we feel the need to say that a book isn’t just about a particular time or place but is about the… — Will Schwalbe Copy Share Image
Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there are two poems I need to write,… — Sharon Olds Copy Share Image
“A good book nourishes the soul Like good food nourishes the body.” — Jo Ann Gilbert Stover Copy Share Image
YA readers are just not rigid about genre. They're all for the mash-up. — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
