Somebody threw a book at President Obama. If you're trying to scare a president by throwing a book at him, you're one… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
Many a preacher misses the mark because, though he knows books, he does not know men. — James Stalker Copy Share Image
One of the best things about summer is that it's the only time of year I don't have crazy amounts of studying… — Kelly Gale Copy Share Image
Writing a book isn’t an easy process nor is it always enjoyable, but it is one of life’s most satisfying achievements. — Guy Kawasaki Copy Share Image
I'm not a military general, a business guru, not a philosopher or author. It's only me. — Vin Scully Copy Share Image
You get below the Mason-Dixon line and you have some of the best music, culture, the two races, the literature, and it's… — Robert Duvall Copy Share Image
I love the secrecy of writing fiction. When I write a novel, I don't tell anybody what I'm doing. I'm living in… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
There's no shortage of female role models. They're everywhere - in history, in literature, in the news. Just look around. — Keri Russell Copy Share Image
The marketplace for books when I entered the business shortly after World War II consisted of a thousand or so well stocked… — Jason Epstein Copy Share Image
The books that help you most are those which make you think the most. A great book that comes from a great… — Theodore Parker Copy Share Image
I have received emails from readers who have said that they were emotionally impacted by the books, and they feel they are… — Jeff VanderMeer Copy Share Image
“A garden path,' write the landscape architects Charles W. Moore, William J. Mitchell, and William Turnbull, 'can become the thread of a… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
There is first the literature of knowledge, and secondly, the literature of power. The function of the first is--to teach; the function… — Thomas de Quincey Copy Share Image
There are a lot of books about how to get organized and a lot of books about how to be better and… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
I was read to as a small child, I read on my own as soon as I could, and I recall being… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
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Sometimes you read a book so special that you want to carry it around with you for months after you've finished just… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
Most fiction series are written so that the reader can come in at any point and not feel lost, but if you… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
Twitter is fun because it lets me stay in touch with all my original readers who grew up with my books. I… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
A writer is a man like any other: he dreams. And my dream was to be able to say of this book,… — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
“What the hell? We’re all screwed up some way. At least you bathe and I don’t have to fight you for chicks.… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
Film music should have the same relationship to the film drama that somebody's piano playing in my living room has to the… — Igor Stravinsky Copy Share Image
An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page. — Brandon Mull Copy Share Image
We are now in the 21st century: all books, including the Koran, should be fair game for flushing down the toilet without… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“She had a grocer's faith in books; they can be handed out like Green Stamps and were redeemable for a variety of… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
Comic books are a big thing. I looked at them when I was a kid. I'm not a kid anymore, so I… — Scott Steiner Copy Share Image
A poem is a private story, after all, no matter how apparently public. The reader is always overhearing a confession. — Jorie Graham Copy Share Image
To be quite honest, the joyful relief of the publication of my book was short-lived. — Amanda Knox Copy Share Image
Writers are in the entertainment business, and it gives me lots of pleasure to entertain my readers. — Brian Lumley Copy Share Image
You do not have to practise all that you read. Take one or two things to practise and then it will become… — Sathya Sai Baba Copy Share Image
I was a big fan of Kurt Angle when I was growing up. Actually, his book is a big part of the… — Cesaro Copy Share Image
You look so good," I say, and s***! Oh god, that's not what I meant. S***! "It looks good. The book. — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
It is not at all incredible, that a book which has been so long in the possession of mankind should contain many… — Joseph Butler Copy Share Image
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I believe that an author who cannot control her characters is, like a mother who cannot control her children, not really fit… — Margery Allingham Copy Share Image
For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surreptitious peeps at it… — James M. Barrie Copy Share Image
if an author would have us feel a strong degree of compassion, his characters must not be too perfect. — Anna Letitia Barbauld Copy Share Image
“I swear, Papa, I'd give my virtue if it would get my novels published,' she exclaimed in vexation. 'I'm certain we've tried… — Margaret Westhaven Copy Share Image
In my experience, every book you write changes the conditions in which you write the next. — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
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