“One cannot be taught to write. One can only learn to write by writing—and reading. Reading good books written by real artists—until… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
“There is nothing better than a quiet night, a cup of tea, and a quiet place to read a good book,” — Deb Pearson Copy Share Image
“GGMM Nightingale isn't just for iPods or MP3 players but also for a lecture or novel listening, or take notes from a… — GGMM Nightingale Deep Heavy Bass Earbuds Headphone Copy Share Image
“A good book will keep you fascinate for days, a good book shop your whole life!” — Waterstones Copy Share Image
Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in search of a salable idea; the… — Richard North Patterson Copy Share Image
A book cannot easily be too bad for the general public, but may easily be too good. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Copy Share Image
I love a good book. I'm not a club girl. I like hanging out and reading my books. — Madelaine Petsch Copy Share Image
No good book has ever been written that has in it symbols arrived at beforehand and stuck in. ... I tried to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of a good book.” — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
I write titles that are confrontational. I write titles that make people want to pick up a book and find out more… — Larry Winget Copy Share Image
The beauty of literature is you allow readers to see things through other peoples eyes. All good books do this. — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
It is both relaxing and invigorating to occasionally set aside the worries of life, seek the company of a friendly book...from the… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
The fact is that certain themes cannot be celebrated in words, and tyranny is one of them. No one ever wrote a… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
The Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger (tutor to Nero) complained that his peers were wasting time and money accumulating too many books,… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
“Movies tell you what to think. A good book lets you choose a few thoughts for yourself.” — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“If Fifty Shades is your idea of a good book, you have no idea what a good book is.” — Oliver Markus Malloy Copy Share Image
“Asking a writer why they like to write {in the theoretical sense of the question} is like asking a person why they… — Rachel Heffington Copy Share Image
“Not only were we naked, crazed, and starving (and far from our warm little homes); we were without any good books as… — Karen Elizabeth Gordon Copy Share Image
“In my contact with people I find that, as a rule, it is only the little, narrow people who live for themselves,… — Booker Washington; T. 8vo Copy Share Image
Good books make you ask questions. Bad readers want everything answered. — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
“In the morning, nurture your mind with good books. At night, write yours.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
