I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
Books are the beehives of thought; laconics, the honey taken from them. — James Ellis Copy Share Image
“First, you need to realize everything you thought you knew about yourself, about me, is a lie.” — Angela Parkhurst Copy Share Image
Some of the greatest poetry is revealing to the reader the beauty in something that was so simple you had taken it… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I did like Robert Vavra's book not only for its so very good photographs but for the text as well. He's no… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
“I told him. We got a library here. Got plenty of good books, too. -Larry Brown, Dirty Work” — Larry Brown Copy Share Image
I don't generally derive my stories from novels. I try to turn into film things I have felt or experienced. — Abbas Kiarostami Copy Share Image
I always turn in my books on time, so you can always count on a book coming out when it's supposed to. — Kevin J. Anderson Copy Share Image
I have always thought, the secret purpose of the book tour is to make the writer hate the book he's written. And,… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
My dad read history, about a book a day, but only after he retired as a successful bank and insurance man. — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
“It was like skimming through a novel without fully engaging with the story until a well-turned phrase or powerful bit of imagery… — Karen Witemeyer Copy Share Image
Go anywhere you wish, talk to everyone. Ask any questions; you will be given answers. When you want to learn, you will… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I came from the time of so-called New Criticism - the poem in itself, the writing in itself - but around that… — Vito Acconci Copy Share Image
So we start with an oversignifying reader. Those texts that appear to reward this reader for this additional investment - text that… — Don Paterson Copy Share Image
“Open a book and a voice speaks. A world, more or less alien or welcoming, emerges to enrich a reader’s store of… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
“William Feather, publisher and author, said: “The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is… — Sir John Templeton Copy Share Image
Of course, there are those critics - New York critics as a rule - who say, 'Well, Maya Angelou has a new… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I've got lots of good friends. I could have affairs. I can read a book all night, put the cat on the… — Joanna Lumley Copy Share Image
