“Don't tell me you're reading it,' she said, as if I were doing something to the book, whereas in fact the book… — Sara Levine Copy Share Image
As many authors have said, if the writer is not surprised by events, then chances are that the reader will not be… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
Novel writing should never be confused with journalism. Unfortunately, in the case of Primary Colors, a fair number of journalists confused. — Joe Klein Copy Share Image
I believe in communication; books communicate ideas and make bridges between people. — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
I've really written my books for my husband and our family. They've brought us closer together by allowing us to discuss things… — Pamela Stephenson Copy Share Image
How are we to write The Russian novel in America As long as life goes so unterribly? — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
I tell people life is like a book being written by heavenly hands that we can't see. — Danny Gokey Copy Share Image
“One of the great advantages of having a library,your eminence, is that it is full of books.” — Michael Hirst Copy Share Image
He held the book up to his nose. It smelled like Old Spice talcum powder. Books that smelled that way were usually… — John Bellairs Copy Share Image
“He was an atheist and it had been years since he read a book, despite the fact that he had amassed a… — Roberto Bolaño Copy Share Image
The books I love most are the ones that combine some sort of gripping story with really beautiful or stylish writing. Some… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
I am a reader. I am a writer. People assume I do these things to escape. You couldn't be more right. I'm… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
There are some people who read too much: the bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I don't just want my books to be about the '30s and '40s. I want them to read as if they had… — Alan Furst Copy Share Image
I've seen novels that have grown out of one story in a collection. But it hasn't occurred to me to take any… — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
"Ageism" or whatever you want to call it, is a very English phenomenon. You don't get it too much in many other… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
“The books I like the best are those That give us more than what they say -- They simply open countless doors… — Rebecca McCann Copy Share Image
Remember, when the writers refer to themselves as 'we' and to the reader as 'you,' this is two against one. — Judith Rascoe Copy Share Image
I get a lot of moral guidance from reading novels, so I guess I expect my novels to offer some moral guidance,… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
I publish my own books, so there isn't a certain editor I owe the book to at a publishing house. — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
Of the authors published under Ballantine's Adult Fantasy logo, only Evangeline Walton 'spoke' to me. — Stephen R. Donaldson Copy Share Image
It's understandable why someone might not want to take on a book they think is emotionally hard. — Charles Bock Copy Share Image
The kids I talk to are readers, and the craziest, the most dedicated readers you will ever see. — Maureen Johnson Copy Share Image
I finished a big book the other day. 421 pages. That's a lot of coloring when you think about it. — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
I should rather like to tear these last pages out of the book. Shall I? No-a journal ought not to cheat. — Dodie Smith Copy Share Image
“Wish my life were inside a book So I could turn to the ending, See if it is a love story Or… — Stasia Ward Kehoe Copy Share Image
In the Book of Poetry there are three hundred poems, but the meaning of all of them may be put in a… — Confucius Copy Share Image
I like books that expose me to people unlike me and books that do battle against caricature or simplification. That, to me,… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
“13. Who is the coolest author ever? Is it the guy who wrote Fablehaven? If not, what’s the matter with you?” — Brandon Mull Copy Share Image
I would much rather be known as the mother of a great son than the author of a great book or the… — Rose Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Wait, I'm sorry, but how do you not read books? Like-what do you do on planes?” — Morgan Matson Copy Share Image
Who you are, what your values are, what you stand forthey are your anchor, your north star. You won't find them in… — Anne M. Mulcahy Copy Share Image
“You're the absolute protagonist of this book, very well; but do you believe that gives you the right to have carnal relations… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
I spend so much time on the Internet...I feel like I'm a million pages into the worst book ever, and I'm never… — Aziz Ansari Copy Share Image
I write books and songs and all sorts of bits and pieces on the side. It's important to have that creative outlet… — Carrie Hope Fletcher Copy Share Image
“After each book the world changes in my eyes, i have become more suspicious and eager at the same time.” — Anna Jae Copy Share Image
The two things I enjoy the most about writing are the first page of a book and the last. What's in between… — Rachel Gibson Copy Share Image
“I'm excited. People from around the country have read the book and love it. Whew! I didn't want it stuck in the… — Faith Kaiser Copy Share Image
“If a book were written all in numbers, it would be true. It would be just. Nothing said in words ever came… — Ursula K. Le Guina Copy Share Image
My producing partner and I were shown a novel we really liked. It was called 'My Abandonment' by Peter Rock, and we… — Debra Granik Copy Share Image
