I don't want my readers slowed down by long passages of narrative. — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
A beautiful book is a victory won in all the battlefields of human thought. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
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No book is of much importance; the vital thing is, What do you yourself think? — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
Why will people go astray when they have this blessed Book to guide them? — Michael Faraday Copy Share Image
“A generation who is only good at putting books on shelves as decorations.” — Muradous Copy Share Image
You can never step into the same book twice, because you are different each time you read it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was well traveled, and I created this illusion of literacy through reading and writing. I wrote a book of short stories. — Tom T. Hall Copy Share Image
I hope people will like my novels after I'm dead. And I hope my children think about me in good ways, by… — Clyde Edgerton Copy Share Image
“The Knitting Done XV. The Footsteps Die Out For Ever Book the First—Recalled to Life” — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I feel a bigger sense of fulfillment when writing a novel, and short stories are more about instant gratification. — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
As Jules Renard said, no matter how much care an author takes to write as few books as possible, there will be… — Donald Barthelme Copy Share Image
In the end, you write the book that grabs you by the throat and demands to be written. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
For some of us, good books and beautiful writing are our ultimate solace, even more comforting than exquisite food. — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Anyone intent on moral clarity might want to find another book and, in fact, might not want to go anywhere near the… — Timothy B. Tyson Copy Share Image
In my book tours I get to meet an audience every night. And I see that there are mostly young people, and… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
It's funny - for a long time, I didn't know I was writing a book. I was writing stories. For me, each… — Molly Antopol Copy Share Image
I think as readers we put ourselves in the protagonist's place because we want to be like that person. That's why sometimes… — Elizabeth Wein Copy Share Image
I literally feel like books saved my life. I found these people. Me reading Camus and Kafka, all of the tortured teenager… — Nathan Englander Copy Share Image
“Aurum, argentum, gemmae, purpurea vestis, marmorea domus, cultus ager, pietae tabulae, phaleratus sonipes, caeteraque id genus mutam habent et superficiariam voluptatem: libri… — Petrarch Copy Share Image
I'm a voracious reader. What that does is keep your mind fresh and active and hearing different voices and different styles. TV… — Nina Tassler Copy Share Image
My father was sleepless most of his life. So by the age of five, I was awake with him all night long,… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
I'm also doing constant book readings, movies. You name it, I'm doing it. — Lynn Redgrave Copy Share Image
“I decided to read a Lena Skye book to take my mind off things to come.” — Lena Skye Copy Share Image
A man who is ignorant of books is one with whom no discussion is possible. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
A parent knows better than any book or "expert" what their kid really needs. — Jessica Alba Copy Share Image
“Knitting Done XV. The Footsteps Die Out For Ever Book the First—Recalled” — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
The only book worth writing is the book that threatens to kill you. — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
