“I get a glimpse of the mind of many souls from their sacred books.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
I don't think I've read any of the books that have been written about me. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
I was going to do a book about the first prearranged Karpov-Kasparov match, '84-'85. But the God-damn Jews have stolen my entire… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Whenever you read a book or have a conversation, the experience causes physical changes in your brain. — George Johnson Copy Share Image
“The novel is a medium of profoundly serious investigation into the human case.” — Ford Madox Ford Copy Share Image
The life of an open book, is the biggest advantage to keep you feel ashamed remembering that could not. — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
I should write a book. I've always wanted to write a book. I should write a book about kids who see dead… — George Noory Copy Share Image
A 2 minutes of discussing with a wise man are much better than six mounths of reading books! — Moulay Abdallah Boulaassair Copy Share Image
“Every so often an author comes along and changes the world. I am not that author!” — Rachel Rueben Copy Share Image
I didn't even realize this at first, but there's almost no central character in any of my 24 books who doesn't have… — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
My experience with My Sister Rosa showed me, once again, that I have a much easier time of it if I sell… — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
When television is good, nothing - not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers - nothing is better. But when television is… — Newton N. Minow Copy Share Image
Words are alive--when I've found a story that I love, I read it again and again, like playing a favorite song over… — Gary Paulsen Copy Share Image
I feel like it's important for young African-American girls - and all people - to read books that tell our stories and… — Storm Reid Copy Share Image
“In itself it is nothing. Nothing but a book: parchment, colouring, ink. Yet the most perishable material is at the same time… — Lion Feuchtwanger Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry I looked. Or saw, I guess. I didn't go digging through your book. The pages fell out." "Yeah. I kinda… — Melissa Jensen Copy Share Image
“I wrote the last sentence of The Patron Saint of Liars in early April and stumbled out of my apartment and into… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
“But you love books, then,” Aunt Queen was saying. I had to listen. “Oh, yes,” Lestat said. “Sometimes they are the only… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
“It takes a week to write a book, but it takes years to write a good one.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
Anyone who was once a child should have at least one children's book in them. — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts. — Larry L. King Copy Share Image
Books are an attempt to control something that's uncontrollable. — John Edgar Wideman Copy Share Image
As far as exercising goes...watch for my next book, How I died while Jogging. — Drew Carey Copy Share Image
The love of novels is the preference of sentiment to the senses. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image