Most of my inspiration, if that's the word, came from books themselves. — Shelby Foote Copy Share Image
“No. We never have read a line of Tolstoy. We studiously avoid doing so.” — Frederick Rolfe Copy Share Image
A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciousness varying with readers. — Ernest Dimnet Copy Share Image
“One day, I'll sit down with all my books around me, and just start reading.” — Ann-Marie MacDonald Copy Share Image
“Write your heart out, give it your all, and proceed to make emotions crawl over the place for the power that is… — Karlie Calderon Copy Share Image
Anyone who was tempted to draw comparisons between my father's 'Dave Robicheaux' series and my first book quickly gave up. — Alafair Burke Copy Share Image
“For no matter what the factual data were, all the books written about Blacks by their conquerors reflected the conquerors viewpoints.” — Chancellor Williams Copy Share Image
“As Michael Pollan, author of the bestselling The Omnivore’s Dilemma, so eloquently puts it, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” The” — Garth Davis Copy Share Image
I have a Facebook page and a website. Beyond that, I'm actually a very private person. I'd rather see the focus on… — Anita Shreve Copy Share Image
A lot of books, if you take them at face value, they're just not gonna work as films. — Christopher McQuarrie Copy Share Image
Hope E.L .James doesn't think I'm being a prankster. I really want to adapt her novels for the screen. Christian Grey is… — Bret Easton Ellis Copy Share Image
I grew up with comic books, and I'm from the Caribbean, so comic books were really a great interrogator of American culture… — Winston Duke Copy Share Image
“Embodiments know not what slavery may be where minds in shackles and chains put nature to shame Mind, shallow or neat, are… — Dew Platt Copy Share Image
“The only course to pursue to make life bearable on such a day, at least for women (I speak not of men,… — Rhoda Broughton Copy Share Image
“Now that the book is out in the world, I’m amazed all over again at what my friend did for me in… — Helene Wecker Copy Share Image
“In one sense, at any rate, it is more valuable to read bad literature than good literature. Good literature may tell us… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“It is unimpressive to not return what’s been borrowed. Whether you have borrowed money, folding chairs, yard tools, or a popular book,… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
“He felt like a character in a book. He thought of Mary Lennox as she discovered her secret garden. The blackberry bushes… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
“He's not from here, that's the thing," Cub said. "Just because he's the outsider, he has no say? Should we not read… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
