“People talk about books being an escape...this one feels more like a lifeline.” — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“there’s a bigger social reward for being able to talk about books than for actually reading them.” — William Deresiewicz Copy Share Image
No- I cannot talk of books in a ballroom; my head is always full of something else. — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“...when you talk about books everything seems different. More beautiful, I guess.” — Andrej Blatnik Copy Share Image
When a literary person's exhaustive work is over, the last thing he wishes to do is to talk books. — Fanny Fern Copy Share Image
“People talk about books that write themselves, and it's a lie. Books don't write themselves. It takes thought and research and a… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Isn't it silly to talk of books as if they were just print and paper, when they are really stars and seas… — Zephine Humphrey Copy Share Image
I never talk about books in progress. I could decide to change it to a series of seafood recipes, after all. — Guy Gavriel Kay Copy Share Image
I don't talk about my books while I'm writing them: not even my husband knows what a novel's about until it's done. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
“By all means," said Richard. "Let's talk about something other than books. Something safer. Like politics or religion.” — Charlie Hill Copy Share Image
What is missed when people talk about books is the moment of grace when the reader creates the book, lends it the… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
I believe that sometimes, when we talk about books, we're talking about the big picture - how they're relevant. — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
“...and I had a great curiosity to talk to the books, as I thought they did; and so to learn how all… — Olaudah Equiano Copy Share Image
As we go through this transition where a lot more people will be reading on devices, nobody is paying enough attention to… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
The thread of will-they-or-won't-they was the real driver of every word and glance and shift of body. So...this was a date, Blay… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
Write first. Worry about getting an agent or publisher later. Write it first. Prove you can do it and then others will… — Po Bronson Copy Share Image
You're all alone when you're a writer. Sometimes you just feel you need a humanity bath. Even a ride on the subway… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
“The saddest people are those who talk about the books they could have written, the garments they could have designed, or the… — Ursula Markham Copy Share Image
“You guys are not leaving me out there. They're going to talk books and sex. And the books are about sex. Who… — Lexi Blake Copy Share Image
I don't actually talk about my books much, because I find if I talk about them I don't want to write them… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
But it's never just been the journals that have made the difference, I don't think. It's also the way the students are… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
“People talk about books being an escape, but here on the tube, this one feels more like a lifeline. As she leafs… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
Games are getting more interesting. I mean, when we talk about books, they can be anything from a summer blockbuster to 'War… — Karen Traviss Copy Share Image
Everyone spends so much time on social media and YouTube, all these streaming services, that people kind of forget that reading is… — Iga Swiatek Copy Share Image
I can’t talk about my books. I have written them and tried to forget them. I have written once, and readers have… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
