Father knew me not. All my aspirations in life were a sealed book to him, as much as his peculiar religious experiences… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
I always loved animals. And when I was ten, I decided I had to go to Africa and live with animals and… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
I was always a reader. In the fifth grade, I got some sort of prize for having read hundreds of books from… — Vijay Seshadri Copy Share Image
The only people who can be excused for letting a bad book loose on the world are the poor devils who have… — Moliere Copy Share Image
Good books get praised, bad books get praised. Good books get ignored, bad books get ignored — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“My interest in books started as a child. I had a voracious appetite for reading. It’s my mom’s fault really, because she… — Catherine Cruzan Copy Share Image
Until one has some kind of professional relationship with books, one does not discover how bad the majority of them are. — George Orwell Copy Share Image
I believe in the magic of books. I believe that during certain periods in our lives we are drawn to particular books--whether… — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
I think about all the people who have created something that lives after them - works of art, plays, music, films, literature,… — Seamus Dever Copy Share Image
Every reader, as he reads, is actually the reader of himself. The writer's work is only a kind of optical instrument he… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
This one is from the immortals series i cant remember what book. Damen to Ever While we may judge things as good… — Alyson Noel Copy Share Image
You are a volume in the divine book A mirror to the power that created the universe Whatever you want, ask it… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I know many older writers who were very successful and whose books are now out of print, so you have to go… — William Boyd Copy Share Image
Gardening is really an extended form of reading, of history and philosophy. The garden itself has become like writing a book. I… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
You do not learn how to write novels in a writing program. You learn how by leading an interesting life. Open yourself… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
“I’ve brought scientific thinking to literature. There’s been very little gratitude for this.” — Kurt Vonnegut Jr Copy Share Image
I love to cook. But I'm a bit rubbish. I tend to start something and then dip into a book or have… — Isla Fisher Copy Share Image
I feel a bit of an imposter talking about the science. I'm not a scientist, you may be aware. I read English… — James Delingpole Copy Share Image
To seek Divinity merely in books is to seek the living among the dead... seek God within your own soul. — John Smith Copy Share Image
I don't think I want to write a third book. But the more people talk to me about it, the more I… — Frederick Busch Copy Share Image
When I read 'Planet Terror,' it was like nothing I had ever read before remotely, and yet it has so many references. — Marley Shelton Copy Share Image
“Starting a novel is like standing in a field and waiting for lightning to strike.” — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
“A good story defies the reader's expectations, and in doing so, brings them satisfaction.” — Thomas Maltman Copy Share Image
The printed page transcends space and time. The printed page, the infinity of the book, must be transcended. — El Lissitzky Copy Share Image
“How good a book is should be judged by the man who writes it by the excellence of the material that he… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
“The number of books students read...is among the best indicators of student reading development.” — Mike Schmoker Copy Share Image
There are more than 21 eBook channels already. Authors can’t possibly get to these and do what they do best. — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
“The calling of an author is more than just to entertain, but also to share ones experiences with the world.” — M.J. Stoddard Copy Share Image
“I'm a big fan of the local library. I just read a book, but that's another story.” — British Sea Power Copy Share Image
“Don't just read books that are best-sellers or books that you agree with, challenge your own thinking as you're reading.” — Rowena Crosbie Copy Share Image
I feel as if when you love a book it becomes a part of you whether you have it on your shelves… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
It's a book that makes me laugh and think - it would be very hard to like someone who didn't enjoy Candide! — Mark Ravenhill Copy Share Image
I can't cook, but I have a nice book of menus... and I can plate and set the table. — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
In a culture defined by shades of gray, I think the absolute black and white choices in dark young adult novels are… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Often when I am reading a good book, I stop and thank my teacher. That is, I used to, until she got… — Rick Sutter Copy Share Image
I had never read Upton Sinclair. I didn't read 'The Jungle' in high school or anything like that. But it's pretty terrific… — Paul Thomas Anderson Copy Share Image
Usually, I start thinking about my next novel soon after completing the latest, and it can take anywhere from a month to… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
It is a challenging task to adapt a book to screen presentation and you will not be able to satisfy those who… — Vetrimaaran Copy Share Image
The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible. — Hugh Blair Copy Share Image
