When you read a novel, your own imagery is the most important. It's what makes reading such a wonderful thing. — Daniel Craig Copy Share Image
“Needless to say, drink, drugs, food, and sex played no part in the festivities. But who needs any of that when you've… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
“Two things can keep the common reader going, argument or story. (Both are always involved, however subtly, in good fiction.)” — John Gardner Copy Share Image
Booking travel is not like shopping or groceries or booking a restaurant. It's much less frequent, so understanding what works just takes… — Gillian Tans Copy Share Image
I've never had time to read. But no one ever kept me from finishing a novel I loved. — Daniel Pennac Copy Share Image
“Literature can stop my heart and execute me for a moment, allow me to become someone else.” — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
I have survived by representing these sufferings of mine in the form of the novel. — Kenzaburo Oe Copy Share Image
The bookis a distant relative of the truth, and the film is a distant relative of the book, — Danny Porush Copy Share Image
It goes without saying that a good Catholic novel should be good craftsmanship, good writing skills. The creative person must always be… — Michael O'Brien Copy Share Image
“Mind you, after your silly debutantes have finished their proper posture and walking lessons, tell them it never killed any young lady… — Gaelen Foley Copy Share Image
“Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in the first chapter of his wonderful book Life Together, has a discussion of how Christians never meet one-on-one; they… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
I wrote the first book, Harvest of Stars, and as I was writing it, I saw that certain implications had barely been… — Poul Anderson Copy Share Image
I began writing 'Amanda Wakes Up' in 2012 as an outlet for frustration over what I was seeing in TV 'news' at… — Alisyn Camerota Copy Share Image
“Many of you remember The Scarlet Letter, the novel that wardrobed its protagonist in a stigma or sign of reproach. But “A”… — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say, but what if you are the beauty? Then, it's the look in… — Orna Ross Copy Share Image
I often think that eventually I'd love to do some papers... my correspondence if life calms down a bit, but I think… — Brooke Fraser Copy Share Image
Idk y people wear makeup... we r pretty the way we r! TO GIRLS! Ur face is not a coloring book! stop… — Jazz Copy Share Image
There are books that a writer undertakes because she wants to go on a journey, and there are journeys a writer undertakes… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
“Avoidants are not exactly open books and tend to repress rather than express their emotions.” — Amir Levine Copy Share Image
Becoming a reader grows our horizons, our appetite for the good, the true and the beautiful, and our empathy. — Ben Sasse Copy Share Image
'The Book of Air and Shadows' was born during a conference with an intellectual property lawyer on a particular afternoon in November… — Michael Gruber Copy Share Image
I've decided I don't like books that end with 'The End'. The fact that there are no more pages, suggests to me… — Wayne Gerard Trotman Copy Share Image
I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a… — Edgar Winter Copy Share Image
I'm going to go do this crazy thing. I'm going to start this company selling books online. — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
“Grammar perfect books are for Ivy Leaguers in Ivory Towers. My book is a sandcastle built on the beach of usefullness.” — Jonathan Heatt Copy Share Image
“So anyway! That’s how Arthur shows his emotions. He doesn’t. He reads books instead. So when he does even a little thing,… — Hannah Johnson Copy Share Image
“It was a weird thing for me, because I don't read vampire books. I don't watch vampire movies. I'm not into the… — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
I'm trying to be less bombastic. I love my books. I think I've done things nobody else has done. — James Ellroy Copy Share Image
“5And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above all the people; and when… — Jack Hayford Copy Share Image
Without fail, the first question I am asked at any author event is, 'Are your books based on your real life?' — Elin Hilderbrand Copy Share Image
There's been million-seller books and million-seller CDs. But there hasn't been, until now, million-seller art. — Thomas Kinkade Copy Share Image
I go to books and to nature as a bee goes to the flower, for a nectar that I can make into… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
“She was still clutching the book. She was holding desperately on to the words who had saved her life.” — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I'm not of a science background, I was never a comic book geek, and I was never a gamer. — Niall Matter Copy Share Image
In the world of literature, I see prizes as more of a duty to the craft itself, rather than as something for… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
“The use of historical events and places in this novel are a respectful mix of fact and poetic license.” — Suanne Laqueur Copy Share Image
One can read every book ever written, but it means nothing if one does not comprehend the message. — Frederick A Babb Copy Share Image
My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“The thing is heavy. --I'm talking the whole Harry Potter series put together heavy. Those are some great books. Totally inaccurate, but… — Danielle Ellison Copy Share Image
“Perhaps I should call the Guinness Book people. I wondered what the world record was for not being sure whether you committed… — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
