Book Quote by Alexander McCall Smith

“With a book, she could at least visit with people, even if it was vicariously, even if they didn't exist beyond someone's imagination.”

— Lorraine Heath

“She wanted a book to take her places she couldn't get to herself. She thought a writer should work harder writing a book than…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“It seemed to me then that to have published a book - any kind of book - would be the greatest possible happiness I…

— Christopher Isherwood

“Books were her easiest friends. They demanded nothing from her but her attention.”

— Lorna Landvik

“She smiles again at the thought of all those pages. Since then, she has discovered that her life can be made much more profound,…

— Antonio Iturbe

“It didn't matter to her whether she'd written anything brilliant. It just felt good to be able to write again.”

— Alexandra Monir

“She reads a lot of books. Good things, books.”

— Thorne Smith

“The books are hard. But the more she asked, the more the children gave. And, though they never saw her, there were thousands who…

— Parents' National Education Union

“I felt there was a lot I needed to teach her. I wanted to give her an early grounding in the basics of arithmetic…

— Jeannette Walls

“I should not like my writing to spare other people the trouble of thinking. But, if possible, to stimulate someone to thoughts of his…

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

“Choose a book," she said. "Any book. Bring it here, and I'll show you what else the world can offer.”

— Peter V. Brett

“Little did she know that this was going to be not just any book, but the book that changed her life. In the time…

— Elif Shafak