Book Quote by Anne Frank

If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly in hand before I mix with other people; otherwise they…

— Anne Frank

“If I read a book that impresses me, I have to pull myself together before I mingle with other people. Otherwise they would think…

— Diana Mauer

If I'm engrossed in a book, I have to rearrange my thoughts before I can mingle with other people, because otherwise they might think…

— Anne Frank

“Nothing takes you out of yourself the way a good book does, but at the same time nothing makes you more aware of yourself…

— Wendy Lesser

I'm always imposing my taste in books on others. I hope that people enjoy being surprised by a book they might not otherwise read…

— Mary Roach

When you buy my books, you kind of know what you're in for. It's kind of self-selecting. If you have a delicate sensibility, and…

— Mary Roach

Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I really never even seriously considered a book but a few years ago someone approached me out of the blue and I said I…

— Mark McNairy

“Books can inspire you to love yourself more, but by listening to, writing out, or verbally expressing your feelings you are actually doing it.”

— John Gray

“If writing novels - and reading them - have any redeeming social value, it's probably that they force you to imagine what it's like…

— Margaret Atwood

Personally, I don't pick books for how people think about me. I read books so I can learn.

— Rahm Emanuel

I didn't know enough as a writer to understand why I needed to do this, but I understood in a very gut way that…

— Melissa Febos