This was the time in her life that she fell upon books as the only door out of her cell. They became… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
Madness, as I understood it from books, meant a person who was open to the high white whine of everything. — Karen Russell Copy Share Image
If you write a page a day in couple months you have a good chunk of the book and then after a… — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
I tend to write things and don't go the next step and try to get it published. I don't want to do… — Robert Hunter Copy Share Image
The more gifted and talkative one's characters are, the greater the chances of their resembling the author in tone or tint of… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
“Sadly, we have confused biblical literature with history, and turned prophecy into biography.” — Eli Of Kittim Copy Share Image
When I had worked on my first book, I had readily shown bits and pieces to everyone - for encouragement, to force… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
An unfinished book. left unattended, turns feral, and she would need all her focus, will and ruthless determination to tame it again. — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
But anyone can write, right?'" Conner asked. "I mean, that's why authors get judged so harshly, isn't it? Because technically everyone could… — Chris Colfer Copy Share Image
“I possessed only a book, which I carried in my small backpack. Suddenly, while I was walking, the book began to burn.… — Roberto Bolaño Copy Share Image
“I spent the rest of my day in someone else's story. The rare moments that I put the book down, my own… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
Book lovers are thought by unbookish people to be gentle and unworldly, and perhaps a few of them are so. But there… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
We knew that we wanted TheHunger Games to be PG-13 because she wrote the book for readers 12 and up, and we… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
Books are not about passing time. They're about other lives. Other worlds. Far from wanting time to pass, one just wishes one… — Alan Bennett Copy Share Image
“New Adult is a label that is condescending to readers and authors alike. It implies that the books act as training wheels… — Lauren Sarner Copy Share Image
More than half of my former students teach - elementary and high school, community college and university. I taught them to be… — Susan Straight Copy Share Image
“My men are my references. They're waiting outside for the books. They're dangerous." "Men like that always are.” — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
The difficulty that many foreign authors face in having their works translated into English has effects far beyond the United States. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Novels are written, not wished into existence. You have to sit your ass in the chair or nothing gets done. — John Dufresne Copy Share Image
I get over a hundred letters a day from all over the world, from children and parents, and it's a wonder I… — Enid Blyton Copy Share Image
“What’s that?” "It’s a book.” "What’s that, then?” "A non-volatile storage medium. It’s very rare, you should have one.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
He, who learns and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden, with a load of books. — Saadi Copy Share Image
As authors, we're all trying to fight against obscurity and outside distractions, but it's a tough battle. — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“So we may use our books to form a barricade against the world, interweaving their words with our own to ward off… — Peter Ackroyd Copy Share Image
I am a slow reader. I always loved words, which is a strange thing given that I couldn't actually read them — Keira Knightley Copy Share Image
“I don't want to be a vampire' she told herself. But in her dreams, she kind of did.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
I want children to be glued to interactive books that encourage singing and dancing. I feel when kids work together it brings… — Lisa Loeb Copy Share Image
“A book, for the Sufis, is an instrument as much as it is something to give information…The key is the teacher.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
I would draw my own comic book characters listening to metal. The drawing and music kind of went hand in hand. — Alan Robert Copy Share Image
The authors of the gospels were unlettered and ignorant men and the teachings of Jesus have come to us mutilated, misstated and… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Don't come to New York until you've finished a book. It's too expensive. You'll never write anything. You'll spend all your time… — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
I normally take a long time finding titles. I finish the book and go into sweats for months afterwards trying to think… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
Someone should write a book where the main character slowly falls in love with the reader. — Crystal Roby Copy Share Image
We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is… — Jules Verne Copy Share Image
It is impossible for authors to discover beauties in one another's works; they have eyes only for spots and blemishes. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
In books we never find anything but ourselves. Strangely enough, that always gives us great pleasure, and we say the author is… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
Had I not had children of my own, I would have never written books for children, nor would I have been capable… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
Young readers have to be entertained. No child reads fiction because they think it's going to make them a better person. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“way. And there ain’t no OTHER way, that ever I heard of, and I’ve read all the books that gives any information… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Read things to not just know what's going on, but see it from different varying viewpoints. — Angela Rye Copy Share Image
