“I wanted to stop peeing but couldn't, of course. Peeing is like a good book in that it is very, very hard… — John Green Copy Share Image
I have always read all the latest cookery books and magazines, from all over the world — Delia Smith Copy Share Image
A knowledge of different literatures is the best way to free one's self from the tyranny of any of them. — Jose Marti Copy Share Image
Journalism's ultimate purpose is to inform the reader, to bring him each day a letter from home and never to permit the… — Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Copy Share Image
“Not everything worth learning is summarized in book. Sometimes you've got to rely on instincts.” — Samanthe Beck Copy Share Image
I have different books for different times of the day, let alone different seasons of the year! — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
A novel should be an experience and convey an emotional truth rather than arguments. — Joyce Cary Copy Share Image
Writing in a nuanced way, getting at all the details in a way that remains interesting for the reader, is very difficult. — Carl Hart Copy Share Image
I don't think we should see the world of books as fundamentally separate from the world of the Internet. Yes, the Internet… — John Green Copy Share Image
“What a great month, little one. We are having so much fun together, going on walks and reading books and watching Pyramid… — Heather B. Armstrong Copy Share Image
I've just surfaced from spending several days in a state of rapture: I was reading a book... I felt alive and engaged… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
“Lucy happily settled down to work. First she sent for papyrus and handmade a book leaf by leaf, binding the leaves together… — Helen Oyeyemi Copy Share Image
“I prefer the company of books. When I'm reading, I'm never alone, I have a conversation with the book. It can be… — Sophie Divry Copy Share Image
I can get really obsessive. I like writing many drafts, and I try not to because it is very time-consuming, especially when… — Carol Windley Copy Share Image
Giving the reader the space to move around and be active, and encourage their active response is important to me. That will… — Leni Zumas Copy Share Image
“Find a quiet place, and just read. If you’re reading an ebook, clear away everything else but your ebook reader. Then you… — Leo Babauta Copy Share Image
“Please," he added. "I meant to say, please. I've thought it all through. I've thought of nothing else. I haven't read a… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
“The feet bear the burden of the body, the head the burden of the mind, and the heart the burden of the… — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
Things that bring out your emotions are what should be in theaters and in books. That's what art is. It makes you… — Dominique Swain Copy Share Image
In all my novels, I deal with the many problems and prejudices which exist for Black people in Britain today. — Buchi Emecheta Copy Share Image
Reduced... to a crude formula, the Russian tragedy is precisely the tragedy of a society in which literature turned out to be… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
“since departed. I did a quick book and binder grab, then sprinted to math. The warning bell rang as I hurried in… — Nikki Jefford Copy Share Image
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I read less and less. I have not forgiven books for their failure to tell me the truth and make me happy. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
“have you read any book from "heinrich boll"?he is my faverit writer . what do u think about his books?” — Heinrich Bollinger Copy Share Image
Why do people always expect authors to answer questions? I am an author because I want to ask questions. If I had… — Eugene Ionesco Copy Share Image
I'm writing a book about Siamese Twins that are attached at the nose. It's called: Stop Staring at Me! — Zach Galifianakis Copy Share Image
Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you… — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
Surprise keeps the reader awake. The only alternative is to continue saying what the reader is expecting. What fun is that? — Aaron Belz Copy Share Image
More than two hundred death penalties are gone from the law books, but the [biblical] texts that authorised them remain. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
“I would actually write books totally full of nothing BUT kissing scenes, but apparently people like books to have, like, "plots" or… — Rachel Hawkins Copy Share Image
There can be no better prize for a writer than one awarded by an international book fair. — Antonio Munoz Molina Copy Share Image
At Sunderland I balanced the books and managed them to this position of 10th and 13th. My record stacks up. — Steve Bruce Copy Share Image
Letting ourselves down in some fashion is such an integral part of daily life that the paucity of literature on the subject… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
As white authors, bloggers, and readers, we must stop promoting diversity as a business opportunity or a chance to buy ally points… — Jennifer Armintrout Copy Share Image
I've written some standalone novels, but a book series allows fans in. There's much more intense involvement. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“Books are humanity's form of alchemy...their words can transform their readers. I'm addicted to transformation so that's #WhyIRead.” — Christopher L. Kukk Copy Share Image
Long historical books get written by women, but not contemporary experiments, which still seems to be a very male-dominated field. — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
My 'Book of Prayer' is the most important thing I carry. If I'm tense about something or need to pray for protection… — Tina Knowles Copy Share Image
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