Book Quote by Alan Titchmarsh

Books have their idiosyncrasies as well as people, and will not show me their full beauties unless the place and time in which they…

— Elizabeth von Arnim

After I won the Newbery Medal for 'From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler,' children all over the world let me know…

— E. L. Konigsburg

Covers, so many covers, so many different, delectable pictures, and although, metaphorically speaking, it is the thing I hate most, when it comes to…

— Jane Green

Books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal.

— John Green

Tacked above my desk are photos of artists I admire - Hopper, Sargent, Twain - and postcards from beloved bookstores where I've spent all…

— J. R. Moehringer

Some books I've kept because the binding is beautiful - I'm unlikely ever to read my grandmother's copy of 'The Life of Lord Nelson.'…

— Hari Kunzru

Nikki Giovanni! I got a book of hers from the library, and there was this woman who could paint me on paper with words…

— Jill Scott

I did about 2000 covers altogether, for all sorts of books - from Shakespeare to James Bond - and I always had the idea…

— Dick Bruna

I did like Robert Vavra's book not only for its so very good photographs but for the text as well. He's no ordinary fellow,…

— Norman Mailer

My books hold between their covers every story I've ever known and still remember, or have now forgotten, or may one day read; they…

— Alberto Manguel

Margot Livesey, my dear friend, reads all the drafts of what I write, and I read hers. We have an intense working relationship. I've…

— Andrea Barrett

If this was a normal cover for a normal book,I would tell it's FANTASTIC!GRIPPING! (according to all book covers they're fantastic and gripping)

— Pseudonymous Bosch