“It has long been my belief that everyone's library contains an Odd Shelf. On this shelf rests a small, mysterious corpus of… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
“What worries me is that a load of shite has been talked about digitisation as being the new Gutenberg, but the fact… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
Elisabeth Sheffield's new novel is multilayered, smart, beautifully written, and funny. I was taken in by the first paragraph and held firmly… — Percival Everett Copy Share Image
The nice thing about a series is you can end on cliffhangers all the time. You can be like, 'You know what?… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
It's like if a young woman writes it, then it's chick lit. We don't care if she's slaying vampires or working as… — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
It isn't so unusual for poems to situate themselves out of doors - though they may, at the same time, be set… — Robert Bringhurst Copy Share Image
It was quite risky to open the book with one of my quieter stories; I'm kind of trying, I think, to lure… — Kevin Barry Copy Share Image
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I got to thinking about the Book of Revelation that was written by a Jewish prophet who was also a follower of… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
“This is McDonough and Braungart’s argument that “Waste = Food,” that is, that we must consider waste as an integral part of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have to be careful not to visit one place right after the other and write one book after the other. Because… — John Gimlette Copy Share Image
I don't consciously try to take my readers on a journey as I don't really think about my readers when I'm writing.… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
“The taste for books was an early one. As a child he was sometimes found at midnight by a page still reading.… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“All books matter,” she assures and redirects her attention. “All books. Fiction. Non-fiction. How Tos and Self Help manuals. All books serve… — Xavier Neal Copy Share Image
Three things are necessary to make every man great , every nation great : 1. Conviction of the power of goodness. 2.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Literature presents you with alternate mappings of the human experience. You see that the experiences of other people and other cultures are… — Chaim Potok Copy Share Image
I was born Joseph Lane, but when I applied to the actors union, they said they already had a Joe Lane on… — Nathan Lane Copy Share Image
You can read books on stuff all day long, but until you get out there and just do it, if you want… — Christian Kane Copy Share Image
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“You're not a book person, and now you're not an Internet person? What does that leave you?" Levi laughed. "Life. Work. Class.… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
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I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
Literature is where I go to explore the highest and lowest places in human society and in the human spirit, where I… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Goodbye Brad, missed you at the Tour and Vuelta. NOT! I so nailed you with my book. I killed your last chances… — Chris Froome Copy Share Image
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A friend is a book that needs to be read to find its inner beauty. You're one of the best books ever… — Jeigh Ilano Copy Share Image
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I needed to do a lot of saying no. I had a lot of [interest] from people who I just didn't think… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
“History isn’t just something that ought to be taught, read, or encouraged only because it will make us better citizens. It will… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“You are exporting disorder [in the form of heat into the Universe] now as you read this book. You are hastening the… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
It all adds up; never discount your efforts, because small efforts build big things. One word doesn't make a novel, but one… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
When I write fiction, I never try to deliver a message; I just want to tell a story. But I admit that… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
John Austin, author of 'Cubicle Warfare,' has outdone himself with 'Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction,' a fully illustrated step-by-step guide to constructing… — Camille Perri Copy Share Image
I was a late bloomer when it came to reading. My parents didn't really read. Neither one of my parents went to… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
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