All I do is read books, really. I worry about that sometimes. I don't seem to have a hobby or anything. — Tom Paulin Copy Share Image
One of the things my success as an author has forced me to face is how dysfunctional... Maybe that's a strong word,… — Michel Faber Copy Share Image
“A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. Reading is borrowing!” — William Styron Copy Share Image
The IPCC doesn't do any research itself. We only develop our assessments on the basis of peer-reviewed literature. — Rajendra K. Pachauri Copy Share Image
My ultimate goal is to drive people back to the books, when I think of an adaptation. — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“Let us spend our leisure with our books, which will take our minds off these troubles, and will teach us to despise… — Poggio Bracciolini Stephen Greenblatt Copy Share Image
“Oh, woe to the woman who sticks her nose in a book and forgets that real life is not always destined for… — Dorothy Cannell Copy Share Image
“Let the music of words and the literature of notes harmonize within you, for in this symphony of expression, we discover the… — Ramona I Copy Share Image
“Pablo Neruda's poems tramped through the mud [with the fieldworker]...knocked at the doors of mansions...sat at the table of the baker...The shopkeeper… — Pam Muñoz Ryan Copy Share Image
The idea that a student can write a sonnet or a novel without having a sound understanding about its history, and where… — Nicholas Royle Copy Share Image
These are rules I've picked up along the way to help me remain invisible when I'm writing a book, to help me… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
“Before his and Pushkin's advent Russian literature was purblind. What form it perceived was an outline directed by reason: it did not… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
I don't feel quite normal if I haven't written for a while. I doubt I will ever again write anything as popular… — J K Rowling Copy Share Image
There's a book that I read, really a great book - it's called 'Lone Survivor' and I think they're trying to make… — Jared Padalecki Copy Share Image
“The Fae book was definitely filled with the same stories as hers, but this one was filled with picture after picture of… — Chanda Hahn Copy Share Image
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In Chinese love stories the one who loves always starts by borrowing a book from the beloved. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Terrorists have goals beyond their supposed pacts with God. They are authors, too. — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
The standard publishing contract is replete with clauses that strip authors of control over their books. — Thomas Hauser Copy Share Image
We go to school to learn to work hard for money. I write books and create products that teach people how to… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
“I love food. I love soda. I love watching movies and reading books. I love these things a little to much. I… — Sarah Willey Copy Share Image
I am the person who is appropriating stories that are not mine and turning them into a book. — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
The things that are really important to me are my man, my animals and my books. I don't need anything else. — Mary Crosby Copy Share Image
“Books are the essence of life. And there is nothing like a good story to pass the time.” — Victoria Hislop Copy Share Image
For me, the main inspiration to write a story or novel is the voice of its central character, or the narrative voice… — Scott Bradfield Copy Share Image
skulduggery pleasant is the best book I've ever read and has enspired myself to become an author. — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
I've always wrestled with the difference between plot and structure, and after re-reading a lot of writing books I realized I wasn't… — Jeff VanderMeer Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I was drawn to Ayn Rand books and other works of fiction celebrating individualism. — David Harsanyi Copy Share Image
But I care about the reader, and I'm trying to keep the reader's attention for as long as I can. — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
“Khalil, I'll never forget. I'll never give up. I'll never be quiet. I promise.” — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“My reviews of the above books appear in my series, A Literary Cavalcade. Reviews are listed alphabetically by author across the six… — Robert A. Parker Copy Share Image
The great thing about fiction is that everything you care about ends up going into the book. — Peter Heller Copy Share Image
A common quality I see of people who are successful is that they are voracious readers. — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
Sometimes I just want to write a really intense love scene. But I can't do that in my books for teens, or… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
“Before bed I do a bit of light reading. I’m reading a 50-pound book on midgets.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
As part of my research, I read a lot. Then I think and do a lot of sketches. I'll never go to… — Noma Bar Copy Share Image
The reciprocal civility of authors is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Authors want their names down in history; I want to keep the smoke coming out of the chimney. — Mickey Spillane Copy Share Image
“Carter thought the Universe was a lot like God, except that the Universe didn't have a book telling you how to be… — Marshall Thornton Copy Share Image
“learning to read awoke a touching thirst for knowledge. ‘Send me a list of books published on comets, stars, water, the earth,… — S.A. Smith Copy Share Image
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