I suppose not everyone has a dad who wrote a book saying he didn't believe in the Parliamentary road to socialism. — Ed Miliband Copy Share Image
“In The Ante-Nicene Fathers (8 vols.) the reader will find most of the writings of the Early Church under the Pagan Empire,… — George Hodges Copy Share Image
I can have people around a lot more because I'm not always chasing them away so I can work on my novel.… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“It’s tough, but if you want to survive, sometimes you have to do the seemingly impossible.” — Adele Rose Copy Share Image
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to… — Martial Copy Share Image
“You don't learn anything just by reading books. You learn only by receiving blows.” — Swami Prajnanpad Copy Share Image
When I am down, there is nothing like a bowl of hot popcorn; popcorn means great movies and reading fantasy books wrapped… — Mercedes Lackey Copy Share Image
Like a Chinese box, the world of the novel contained smaller worlds, and inside those were yet smaller worlds. Together, these worlds… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
It is true what Rimbaud said; If you think a book is strong enough, try it at the ocean, in the wind,… — Klaus Kinski Copy Share Image
Einstein and the Quantum is delightful to read, with numerous historical details that were new to me and cham1ing vignettes of Einstein… — Daniel Kleppner Copy Share Image
“You only agreed to try and get back in her good books.” “All’s fair in love and war,” said Ron brightly, “and… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“No days, perhaps, of all our childhood are ever so fully lived are those that we had regarded as not being lived… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
Before I begin a novel I have a strong sense of at least one central character and how the story begins, and… — Steve Erickson Copy Share Image
I was carried away, swept along by the mighty stream of words pouring from the hundreds of pages. To me it was… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The truth is that every book we read, like every person we meet, has the capacity to change our lives. And though… — Susan Cooper Copy Share Image
“Watch me go. Watch me. Because you said i couldn't. Because you thought I wouldn't. Go on, cry now. Cry.” — Kellie Elmore Copy Share Image
I have been photographing people dancing for 20 or 30 years now, and I think I will eventually do a book of dancing photos. — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
How many married couples do you know who met over accounting books in a Starbucks? — David Schweikert Copy Share Image
“Writing a page a day doesn't seem like much, but do it for 365 days and you have enough to fill a novel.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
I feel much more comfortable in politics than I did in book writing. Book writing is so hard. Politics felt easy compared… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
“Lady Bella went up to her apartment, and betook herself to her Books, which supplied the place of all company to her.” — Charlotte Lennox Copy Share Image
People say if you're doing an art project, that's different from a book, but I honestly don't see it. I try and… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there… — Martial Copy Share Image
I have found that a story leaves a deeper impression when it is impossible to tell which side the author is on. — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Writing a book is a herculean task, but the toughest thing is to get convinced with your work, and finally give it… — Shivam Chaudhary Copy Share Image
I have always been a reader; I have read at every stage of my life, and there has never been a time… — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
I jealously guard my research time and I love fully immersing myself in those dusty old books and papers. It's one of… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“Quiet,” she hissed at me, her voice shockingly aggressive for such a small person. “Otherwise, I’ll shut you up myself.” — Adele Rose Copy Share Image
“Real life is often more literary than the works of literature. That’s because it doesn’t have to appear credible.” — Mikhail Iossel Copy Share Image
“The worse the evil, the readier must the Christian be to suffer it; he must let the evil person fall into Jesus'… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
And you can tell the writers who do it - Robert Stone, for example, who with each new novel is doing something… — Tobias Wolff Copy Share Image
The broader the topic, the easier it is, not only to fill a book, but to set the bar pretty high for… — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
I'm a big comic book nerd so every time I'm in costume and see everyone in costume I'm just like "This is… — Franz Drameh Copy Share Image
“How could it be that I wanted those scary narrow streets and books and coffee shops for her so much more than… — Rufi Thorpe Copy Share Image
The deceitful misquoting of scientists to suit an anti-scientific agenda ranks among the many unchristian habits of fundamentalist authors. — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
I had never read Victorian novels before going overseas. I read a handful of authors, but I had not immersed myself in… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
“Yeah, right. Instead of watching TV, we'll practice our weird magical powers. Great. What's next? Zooming around on flying carpets?” — Malia Ann Haberman Copy Share Image
I grew up on Jane Austen novels and was a massive literature fanatic when I was a kid - I read everything… — Georgia King Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the strongest among us are the ones who smile through silent pain, cry behind closed doors, and fight battles nobody knows… — Aleatha Romig Copy Share Image
