But it is impossible, I find, to tidy books without ending by sitting on the floor in the middle of a great… — Elizabeth von Arnim Copy Share Image
A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection with the things it holds together. — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
An author is often obscure to the reader because they proceed from the thought to expression than like the reader from the… — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
“The teacher, not a set of books, is the determining factor in quality results.” — James Bastien Copy Share Image
The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
English Teacher were never going to finish this book if you constantly pick the illiterate people to read. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Tap the caret to access the Reading Navigation toolbar. For more information, see Navigating a book. On the Home” — Amazon Copy Share Image
I talked to Marvel about 'Thor' at one point, but I didn't want to do Thor. It wasn't something I read growing… — Louis Leterrier Copy Share Image
“In those days there was no money to buy books. Books you borrowed from the rental library of Shakespeare and Company, which… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will like this;… — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
“If there’s one thing I sincerely hope this book might get you to reconsider,” Rudder writes in the introduction, “it’s what you… — Christian Rudder Copy Share Image
“The American people want to know that when they borrow a book from the library or buy a book, the government won't… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I see now that dismissing YA books because you're not a young adult is a little bit like refusing to watch thrillers… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
I have several books I can read over and over. With fiction, it's 'The Stand' by Stephen King, which is my favorite… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
When an Englishman has professed his belief in the supremacy of Shakespeare amongst all poets, he feels himself excused from the general… — Aubrey Beardsley Copy Share Image
“The claim at the heart of this book has been carefully researched by several generations of scholars and is orthodox in academic… — Dr. Teresa Morgan Copy Share Image
Mentoring is the last refuge of the older artist. With luck, disciples will keep one's books in print, one's reputation alive. — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
“And maybe it was fair; if a book was any good, it was a slap in the face to someone.” — John Irving Copy Share Image
I think Naomi Klein was very astute with her book 'Shock Doctrine.' We make money on disaster. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“Literature is and should continue to be a vehicle that dispels 'otherness' or the 'outsider” — Mala Naidoo Copy Share Image
My father was an angry and impatient teacher and flung the reading book at my head. — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
“I thought about writing the character as male, but then I would be forced to portray him as a woman in a… — Chris Stocking Copy Share Image
“My style might seem awkward, but I'm only trying to write down the things in the scene that I think the reader… — Hemingway Copy Share Image
Absurdly improbable things are quite as liable to happen in real life as in weak literature. — Ada Leverson Copy Share Image
Remember, it's the winners write the history books, and the losers get the leavings. — Joanne Harris Copy Share Image
My hope is that I'm getting better and wiser. With every book, I have more of myself to pour onto the page. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
I don't watch a huge amount of telly. I read a lot. I'm reading at the moment 'Freedom,' by Jonathan Franzen, a… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
I'm trying to earn a living in the way that is most enjoyable to me. I love the world of literature, and… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
A good writer is not, per se, a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a good… — Jim Bishop Copy Share Image
“There was a lot to be learned about a person by their reading material. “You’ve” — Catherine Bybee Copy Share Image
“A book is the pinnacle of arrogance for it demands to be heard, but it cannot listen. It desires to communicate, yet… — Alec Hutson Copy Share Image
I've always preferred comics that really rely on visual storytelling. It's what makes comics special. Otherwise, you're better off reading a novel. — Cliff Chiang Copy Share Image
“there are books which you can't tell people about, books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like… — John Green Copy Share Image
“Writer's Block I sit down peacefully with my book. Upon the blank page I look. As i tap my pen patiently, patiently,… — Edward James Copy Share Image
Books are acts of composition: you compose them. You make music: the music is called fiction. — E. L. Doctorow Copy Share Image
Nemesis starts in the book of genesis but thanks for book of revelation for showing us salvation — Makata George Copy Share Image
“Love, for me, is something I find in books. You're never alone if you are surrounded by books” — Sophie Divry Copy Share Image
“I've always loved joining clubs--although, in truth, they're usually book clubs." ~Robecca Steam” — Gitty Daneshvari Copy Share Image
If only they would all just leave me alone with my books and my letters, I would be content to let life,… — Alison Weir Copy Share Image
Only what touches us closely preoccupies us. We prepare in solitude to face it. (The Little Book of Unsuspected Subversion) — Edmond Jabes Copy Share Image
