Books Quotes · Page 347

“The writer is always working on a book, even when not writing.”

— Antonio Callado

I did not begin writing for love of literature. I did so for love of science.

— Liu Cixin

“Why read? Because we are given more than we are.”

— James V. Schall

The love between a writer and a reader is never celebrated.

— Patricia Duncker

“I just take a book everywhere with me. It's a habit.”

— Rory Gilmore

“You can't have too much dog in a book.”

— Gail Honeyman

Contrary to what people think, I slave over my books.

— James A. Michener

Victorian literature was my subject at Harvard.

— Margaret Atwood

I'm a reader, so when I go to bookstores I need (stuff) that's going to help me. There a big emptiness there…

— Nas

I read Henry Miller's 'Nexus,' 'Sexus' and 'Plexus' the summer after I graduated from college. It cemented my decision to spurn any…

— David Berman

What lasts is what is written. We look to literature to find the essence of an age.

— Peter Brodie

“Show me a fantasy novel about Chernobyl--there isn't one! Because reality is more fantastic.”

— Svetlana Alexievich

When I was young, I didn't like to read. I would have much rather been outside doing something than been inside reading…

— Tony Dungy

I certainly think we're going to see more and more graphic novels and more illustrated novels.

— Charlaine Harris

“A bad handwriting is as annoying to a reader … as an irritating voice is to a listener.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

One of the stories that really impressed me was 'Anna Karenina.' As a novel, that made an impression on me, showing me…

— Elif Batuman

It is such a luxury to open a new book that's highly recommended by friends - either an inspirational yet humorously self-deprecating…

— Kelli O'Hara

Oh, I am very old fashioned about my literature taste. I like Henry James. I like George Elliot. I like Dostoyevsky. I…

— Sonya Walger

“Here’s what I say; Someone has to be a rock star; it might as well be you; Someone has to write books;…

— Jamie Freveletti

There's an Irving Howe book called 'World of Our Fathers' which is about the wave of Jewish integration from Eastern Europe. It…

— Morgan Spector

From the shadow of domes in the city of domes, A snowflake, a blizzard of one, weightless, entered your room And made…

— Mark Strand

The 'beach read' has become such a ubiquitous concept in contemporary literature that we assume it has always been around. In fact,…

— Michelle Dean

Although I don't know Paul McCartney, a mutual friend told me that Paul was reading my book, This Is Your Brain on…

— Daniel Levitin

“Reading is a tool. If you can't read you won't get very far in life. If you love to read you will…

— Evan Hensley-Reano

“In the book of life the answers aren't always in the back”

— Charles Schwartz

“No person can ever be called friendless for he has the company of books.”

— I.R. Shankar

My favourite authors include Trollope and Dickens.

— Kevin McCloud

The dead hand of research lies heavy on too many novels.

— Nancy Hale

Literature is doomed if liberty of thought perishes.

— George Orwell

“Share a book and you'll make a friend!”

— Annie Lang

That's important to me, to recommend books.

— Ann Patchett

I'm really lucky that I grew up in a house full of books.

— Tom Fletcher

“Dream more, read more, learn more, and you will become more.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A classic is a book that remains in print

— Mark Van Doren

You who read me, are You sure of understanding my language?

— Jorge Luis Borges

I don't read my reviews, I measure them.

— Arnold Bennett

It is very, very easy not to be offended by a book. You just have to shut it.

— Salman Rushdie

A blessing on the printer's art!-- Books are the mentors of the heart.

— Sarah Josepha Hale

I don't have the time to curl up on my couch with a good book.

— Angie Harmon

“The reader wants to be able to see the book as if they are watching a movie.”

— LaQuita Cameron