Autobiographies tell more lies than all but the most self-indulgent fiction . — A. S. Byatt Copy Share Image
Don't you ever mind," she asked suddenly, "not being rich enough to buy all the books you want? — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
Fiction and essays can create empathy for the theoretical stranger. — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
I've loved reading since I was a kid. Sometimes I have two or three books going at the same time. — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
The Big Five publishing companies are dinosaurs trying to survive in a post-meteor world. They won't. — Tucker Max Copy Share Image
Digressions incontestably are the sunshine; they are the life, the soul of reading. — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
Do you know what writing a book is? It's sitting alone in a room for weeks without making contact with another human.… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
“When a book ends, it no longer belongs to you. It belongs to the world. It's a gift from you to the… — Jennifer Probst Copy Share Image
Producing words isn't a problem for me. And I usually write two books at a time. When one horse gets winded, you… — Don Winslow Copy Share Image
When people are reading a book, it's a personal thing. They're reading it; it's in their own mind; it's in their own… — Kristy Swanson Copy Share Image
Thanks!It's not a long book but it's taken a year to write. It's fnially [read: FINALLY!!! YAYAYAYAY!] feeling ready for my editors!… — Auth Copy Share Image
When I work on a book, I usually start with a question. And I don't sit around and go "I need to… — Lynda Barry Copy Share Image
“You said that you wanted to be her reason for loving books. You said you wanted to be her reason for everything.” — Jay McLean Copy Share Image
“Don't let society's defined genre hold you down, be a free spirit and just write, let society be the one to decide… — Uma Nnenna Copy Share Image
I've always scribbled, and I still do it. I've written numerous scripts for films for which I think I'd be perfect as… — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
The best time to start promoting your book is three years before it comes out. Three years to build a reputation, build… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
I'm lucky enough to work with, I think, the greatest writer there's ever been, Shakespeare. Whose collected works would always be under… — Samuel West Copy Share Image
“I paused, folding the top corner of the page to keep my place. My dad used to wince every time he saw… — Alyxandra Harvey Copy Share Image
“We are tied down, all our days and for the greater part of our days, to the commonplace. That is where contact… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
When I was coming to terms with my sexuality, I often felt like I needed to seek out sanctuary outside of my… — Camille Perri Copy Share Image
A lot of people worry much too much about what their children are reading... If a child picks up a book and… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
He pretended it was the only thing that kept him from it. But, far back in his mind, he wondered if he… — Richard Matheson Copy Share Image