Book Quote by Alice Walker

I see my books as a body of work, in my opinion, of singular importance and deeply disrespected in a way that is savagely…

— Andrea Dworkin

I see my work as a continuum, moving from book to book.

— Jayne Anne Phillips

I always think of books as being like people. Even the dull ones are worthy of decent respect, but you don't have to seek…

— Orson Scott Card

Writers are naturally obsessed with books, the tangible artifacts of their labor. Even beyond the text, I love the physicality of books, the possibilities…

— Ken Liu

Books are an ancient and proven medium. Their physical form inspires passion.

— Gary Wolf

I suppose books mean more than people to me anyway

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

I try not to let myself get too wrapped up in the image of whatever my books have become in the outside world.

— Sally Rooney

The adult relation to books is one of absorbing rather than being absorbed.

— Anthony Burgess

I am no indiscriminate novel reader. The mere trash of the common circulating library I hold in the highest contempt.

— Jane Austen

Also, if nothing else, writing this book has really changed the way I experience bookstores. I have a whole different appreciation for the amount…

— Jesse James Garrett

I've taken a certain a pride in all of my books. They devour so much time and energy that you have to engage deeply…

— Catherine Mayer

Books don't prattle. Books don't make demands. Yet they give you everything they possess. It's a very satisfying partnership.

— Carol Berg