Books Quotes · Page 770

“All my books are under J.Z. Murdock (with periods after the initials). Sorry for the confusion. :)”

— J Z Murdock

Don't overpack your carry-on. You're never going to read that second book or that fourth magazine.

— Jen Kirkman

“The greatness of a writer has nothing to do with subject matter itself, only with how much the subject matter touches the…

— Boris Pasternak

Isn't connecting people to distant lands and culture one of the strengths of good literature?

— Anonymous

This budget is like an Enron budget -- smoke the numbers, cook the books, hide the truth and hope no one finds…

— Senator John Kerry

I was always a really big fan of R. L. Stine and the 'Goosebumps' T.V. series and the 'Goosebumps' books.

— Dylan Minnette

“I read an article that said women who read these kinds of books are smarter than the average woman.”

— Willow Winters

I read the script of [Woman Under the Influence ] 50 times. And I thought about it. And then I did it.

— Gena Rowlands

I would not want to forget the first time I read The Lord of the Rings. I would never want to forget…

— Sharon Cameron

“ Non necessario. ” He snatches the paper from me and wads it into a ball. “I am your map!” “Hey! I…

— Kristin Rae

“We think, in some ways, we have all done this our whole lives, searching for the book that will give us the…

— Eleanor Brown

Those who have read the book and followed my tumultuous life understand that in many ways my life parallels 'the Count of…

— Montel Vontavious Porter

“A hundred years ago, an average teenager knew countless authors, and, a sex position or two. Today, an average teenager knows countless…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff…

— Voltaire

“But the point is, when the writer turns to address the reader, he or she must not only speak to me—naively dazzled…

— Samuel R. Delany

I vowed to myself that when I grew up and became a theoretical physicist, in addition to doing research, I would write…

— Michio Kaku

“To librarians, booksellers, and collectors there is nothing limited in the subject of books about books.”

— Leona Rostenberg

Every book teaches me something about my process, and they are all challenging in one way or another.

— Sarah Dessen

I keep writing children’s books, I keep making children’s books, because I still have them inside of me.

— Oliver Jeffers

“And yet, old friend, books do not age as you and I do. They will speak still when we are gone, to…

— Corrie ten Boom

I love picture books - with picture books, you can use words and pictures as a double act, even tell two different…

— Mini Grey

Novel writing is a kind of private pleasure, even if nothing comes of it in worldly terms.

— Barbara Pym

I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version.

— Don DeLillo

“Cinema is a literature of images. Theatre is a literature of ideas. If you go twenty seconds without dialogue on the stage,…

— Peter Glenville

Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated.

— Thomas Bulfinch

I'm such a fan of films and books like 'Lord of the Rings' and even 'Star Wars,' despite the fact that, as…

— Daniel Dae Kim

Everyone has a story, most just look at the cover, very few take time to read it.

— KR Johnson

“All I’ve done is give you a book,” she said. “You have to have the courage to learn what’s inside it.”

— Homer Hickam

Let me say that I absolutely loved writing 'A Common Life,' because it was a book about love.

— Jan Karon

I would like to have the superpower of being able to touch a book and then gain all the knowledge out of…

— Nicholas Brendon

I consume an enormous number of books, but they're always on a particular subject because I'm obsessive.

— George Hamilton

“Maybe Heaven will be a library. Then I will be able to finish my to-read list.”

— Kellie Elmore

Books has its own world and I am one of those people captivated to enter its magical door

— Jermilyn Inot

“There's no excuse for a dull book, a dull museum, or a dull speech. Especially when dealing with history—the most fascinating subject…

— Richard Norton Smith

“A man who looks like Frodo just spent $150 on erotica books and asked for my phone number. I considered giving him…

— Syrie James

Transitions are critically important. I want the reader to turn the page without thinking she's turning the page. It must flow seamlessly.

— Janet Evanovich

“Books: boring. Codes: awesome. These are the people who are running the internet.”

— Robin Sloan

The Internet offers authors and their readers a new diversity of opportunities and freedom.

— Frederick Forsyth

I am a bit of a Cheap Pete, but I do spend a fortune on books and false moustaches and practical jokes.

— Karen Duffy

My mother had all these maxims-like, classy girls never chew gum, never read comic books, never get their ears pierced, never get…

— Jennifer Tilly