I never have written every day. When I'm writing a book, I write Monday through Friday. I always try to take Saturday… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
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I read my books out loud to myself because of the demands of the story and demands of language. — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I love cop shows and crime books and thrillers, and before I die I'm gonna play a cop. — Amy Sedaris Copy Share Image
You should always believe what you read in the newspapers, for that makes them more interesting. — Rose Macaulay Copy Share Image
When I was in kindergarten, I entered a competition and read 52 books in a week. — Tom Rath Copy Share Image
I dedicate this novel to Gala, who was constantly by my side while I was writing it, who was the good fairy… — Salvador Dali Copy Share Image
“The whole book is posing a question. You think you've won a war - what you've done is finish a war. There… — William Golding Copy Share Image
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When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality, they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
M. J. Putney has created true magic with this book, the kind that comes when you curl up in a comfortable armchair… — Catherine Asaro Copy Share Image
A writer who wishes to be read by posterity must not be averse to putting hints which might give rise to whole… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Copy Share Image
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I dont like any of them, because they don't read the books. In Kiss Me Deadly my story is better than his… — Mickey Spillane Copy Share Image
Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a… — Jimmy Buffett Copy Share Image
“Apparently it didn't take a phone book to stop a bullet. A single sheet of paper would do.” — Jack Heath Copy Share Image
There are a few images in 'Exorcist 3' that scared me - people crawling on ceilings, etc. - but nothing beats the… — Christine Elise Copy Share Image
That's what people expect: They don't want to read a slight novel. People don't want to waste their time on anything less… — Jenny Zhang Copy Share Image
Open the book of universal history at what period we may, it is always the India trade which is the cause of… — William Winwood Reade Copy Share Image
“Many writers write because they’ve been there, seen that, did it and burnt their fingers” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“The notebook smelled the way old books do, like dust and unrealized potential.” — Alex Flinn Copy Share Image
I need to continue reading books, and I like to learn about different people in the world, different people with success in… — Unai Emery Copy Share Image
“Curiouser and curiouser," he says. I smile at the reference. Carroll was totally a witch. The secrets of our world are written… — Danielle Ellison Copy Share Image
The women are, of course, the biggest single group of oppressed people in the world and, if we are to believe the… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
When my book 'Rich Dad's Prophecy' was released in 2002, most financial newspapers and magazines trashed it because I discussed a looming… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
Artists like to talk about what they do with people who've read their books, or seen their films. — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
The Summer Book is beautiful and warm, with the kind of wisdom we can adapt to our everyday lives. — Liv Ullmann Copy Share Image
The social scene at the Harvard I knew was outside the rules of literature. It was less poignant. — Lisa Brennan-Jobs Copy Share Image
“If my books can make one person smile, I am, in my opinion, a successful author." C.A. King” — C.A. King Copy Share Image
Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I need to have some depth in my characters. That's why they are all Bengalis. I can't imagine writing a book with… — Upamanyu Chatterjee Copy Share Image
My grandfather and mother were school teachers, so there was always some discussion around books. — Sudha Murty Copy Share Image
The funniest book I've ever had read to me is 'I, Partridge.' It's a brilliantly written book, but it's the greatest audiobook… — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
Learning and literature have a way of outlasting the civilization that made them. — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
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“Literature is a wound from which flows the indispensable divorce between words and things. All our blood can flow out of that… — Carlos Fuentes Copy Share Image
Right now I'm singing along to books on tape. I typically pop in something like Stephen King's 'The Stand,' and I love… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit. — Amos Bronson Alcott Copy Share Image
