My parents read me some typical children's books: 'Green Eggs and Ham,' 'The Little Engine That Could,' 'Peter Rabbit.' But I quickly… — James Holzhauer Copy Share Image
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“But aliens? There are TV shows about them. There are books and movies and more. The media indoctrinates you to them until… — Thomm Quackenbush Copy Share Image
When I was in fourth grade, a novelist came to talk to my English class. She told us that being an author… — J. Courtney Sullivan Copy Share Image
“In truth, I think he was afraid. Rudy Steiner was scared of the book theif's kiss. He must have longed for it… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
“OK, Finlay, let’s get it done,” I said. “I don’t have an address because I don’t live anywhere. Maybe one day I’ll… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
“Necessary things for human life: fire, food, shelter (a home). Necessary things for plant life: earth, water, air (light). Necessary things for… — Katherine Swift Copy Share Image
In reality, I was drowning in negativity. I was stuck playing a part, too afraid to change, too afraid of losing my… — Perez Hilton Copy Share Image
I can't imagine I could have become the person I am now without books. Books became synonymous with freedom. They showed that… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
“Movie or no, you should never put pictures of the book’s characters on the cover. That only cramps the reader’s fantasy. You… — Herman Koch Copy Share Image
I was someone who wanted to be a writer but who wasn't writing. I was someone buying books on writing. I was… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I did not always know I would be a writer. Until I had a room of my own, I did not write… — Marge Piercy Copy Share Image
The lessons learned in journalism also apply. Writing for NPR has taught me to cut a piece in half and then in… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
“We are all spiritually powerless, however, and not just those physically addicted to a substance, which is why I address this book… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
My readers are surprisingly mixed. I have conservative readers - for instance, women with headscarves - but also many liberal, leftist, feminist,… — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
Books are the food of youth, the delight of old age; the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity; a… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
“Basically, if the author is totally un-educated, then the text won't bring out his best. Normal, educated people always understand that. But… — Elizaveta Mikhailichenko Yury Nesis Copy Share Image
There's a book of interviews with John Cage by Joan Retallack called Musicage that was finished the summer that he died, in… — David Grubbs Copy Share Image
Do you think that civilization advances because of things written in books? Not a bit of what is written in books ever… — Walter Russell Copy Share Image
When I'm writing, it's about the page. It's not about the movie. It's not about cinema. It's about the literature of me… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
“What a bore! Especially when the day had gone so well. She had no desire to read or listen to records. His… — Daphne du Maurier Copy Share Image
“As with companions so with books. We may choose those which will make us better, more intelligent, more appreciative of the good… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
The ability to get inside your character's head in a graphic novel is really fun and useful because one, you can really… — Eric Kripke Copy Share Image
Some things don't last forever, but some things do. Like a good song, or a good book, or a good memory you… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I have read in books that we are called 'caged birds'. I cannot speak for others, but I had so much in… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
My books are all relationship-focused, so much of my inspiration comes from my own relationships and the issues and concerns that arise… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
“The smartest, funniest, fastest, strongest content wins, regardless of how popular, good-looking, or renowned the post’s author is. Anonymous neither accepts nor… — Cole Stryker Copy Share Image
“It is perhaps one of those imponderables of life that many people declare their dislike for poetry, yet it surrounds us in… — Jeanette O'Hagan Copy Share Image
The stage, the screen, the novel, casual conversation, the street discussion, and too often the fireside intimacies are punctuated with blasphemy, to… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
[Me book is] called Stock Photographs. It was done at the Fort Worth livestock show and rodeo. I was commissioned to shoot… — Garry Winogrand Copy Share Image
I started to read James Baldwin very early on in my life. At a time, as a young adult in the Sixties,… — Raoul Peck Copy Share Image
I don't call myself a writer, much as I'd love to be. An author, maybe - the novel 'Voyage' made $870,000. Writer,… — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
“You pull a book from the shelf and there was an invention... Almost like cooking, I thought sleepily. Instead of heat transforming… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for children. It was called "The Package", and… — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
As long as the reader is enjoying a story and the writing, it doesn't concern me if people don't understand why it's… — Evie Wyld Copy Share Image
“Erich Fromm in his 1941 book "Escape from Freedom", about the nature of one of our culture’s most cherished values. Fromm argues… — Sheena Iyengar Copy Share Image
I'm reading a lot of different books, but I always think I have to switch it up a little bit. It's like… — Shay Mitchell Copy Share Image
A man with charm is an entertaining thing, and a man with looks is, ofcourse, a sight to behold, but a man… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
“I read and reread and recommended and rarely rejected, became one of those readers who will read trashy stories as long as… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image