I'm not going to give quotes about inventing the 'beach book,' but I was certainly at the forefront of it. — Elin Hilderbrand Copy Share Image
Books fall from Garry Wills like leaves from a maple tree in a sort of permanent October. — John Leonard Copy Share Image
“The true magic of novels dwells within us individually. Each reader will interpret every single character, scene, and metaphor in a slightly… — Carl Henegan Copy Share Image
“There were some books that reached through the noise of life to grab you by the collar and speak only of the… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
I am re-reading Henry James as a change from history. I began with Daisy Miller, and I've just finished Washington Square. What… — Antonia Fraser Copy Share Image
“I spend money on convenient, comfortable and luxurious things; I spend money on books too.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
'In Cold Blood' is not a thriller at all, really. It is, however, the first work of its kind: a true crime… — Lisa Unger Copy Share Image
Because I have two houses, I invariably get immersed in a book and then discover it's at the other house. — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
Literature is the adventure. It's the story, it's the fight, it's people falling in love, it's people with deep personality disorders who… — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
It has always been something I could do, and it may seem odd that in my case I seem to create an… — Harry Mathews Copy Share Image
Books fall open, you fall in, delighted where you've never been; hear voices not once heard before, reach world on world through… — David McCord Copy Share Image
I love the way that each book -- any book -- is its own journey. You open it, and off you go.… — Sharon Creech Copy Share Image
I suppose the book I really remember loving as a child was one called 'The Outsiders' by S.E. Hinton, about a gang… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
“I like how books let you into another world, but how it's secret. Like, when you read, the world you see is… — Clare Fisher Copy Share Image
I am still bowled over by this great young adult novel by David Levithan called 'Every Day,' which is about a character… — John Green Copy Share Image
I like to think of my books and the movies of my books living in two separate universes. Each is very nice,… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
High and fine literature is wine, and mine is only water; but everybody likes water. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Whether early or late, the Parker novels are all superlative literary entertainments. — Terry Teachout Copy Share Image
“Of course, there were other sorts of literature -- theoretical, self-referencial, lachrymosely autobiographical -- but they were just dry wanks.” — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
The object of fiction isn't grammatical correctness but to make the reader welcome and then tell a story… Writing is seduction. Good… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
11:11 in numerology is an incredible "power" number. Use any numerology book, look up "11" then trillion times that energy. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I've been very lucky. There were times when I was afraid I would never sell another book, but I never doubted I'd… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
From a programmer's point of view, the user is a peripheral that types when you issue a read request. — Pharrell Williams Copy Share Image
The book of books, the storehouse and magazine of life and comfort, the holy Scriptures. — George Herbert Copy Share Image
“Read the great books, gentlemen,” Mr. Monte said one day. “Just the great ones. Ignore the others. There’s not enough time.” — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
Think about the books that you were reading at a certain crisis in your life, what you were reading, and that's because… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
A book is not an isolated being: it is a relationship, an axis of innumerable relationships — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
“It's an actual book-book. Something I thought was lost on this generation of internet fiends.” — Colleen Hoover Copy Share Image
Invariably it turns out to be who you've been reading in the last couple of weeks, and two hours or two days… — Robert Asprin Copy Share Image
I think writing books is a way for me to work out certain issues. I write about what matters to me, always. — Benjamin Alire Saenz Copy Share Image
I think I may define taste to be that faculty of the soul which discerns the beauties of an author with pleasure,… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
“If you want your life to be a magnificent story, then begin by realising that you are the author and everyday you… — Mark Houlahan Copy Share Image
I have an excellent memory - for books and authors, that is. I remember all the books I've read. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
I learned to read when I was three, so I skipped right over picture books and didn't learn to appreciate art in… — Mitali Perkins Copy Share Image
The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
Other writers definitely influence my writing. What encourages me and inspires me is when I read a good book. It makes me… — Kimberly Willis Holt Copy Share Image
So, whenever I'm writing, I'm writing in the presence of all the other books I've read and I think we all are. — Justin Cronin Copy Share Image
“I'm telling you: it's the rule book of all rule books when it comes to duck hunting. Unborn babies don't have as… — Phil Robertson Copy Share Image
One of my favorite sci-fi books is 'Ender's Game' by Orson Scott Card. I would recommend it to anyone who loves sci-fi.… — Alan Schaaf Copy Share Image
It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer. — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
