Book Quotes

14007 Book quotes by 5720 unique authors

Anybody who knows me knows I would never read a comic book. And I certainly would never read anything written by Kevin Smith. — Tim Burton
Three publishers came to me at the White House after George lost and said, 'We would like to publish your book.' I said, 'Well, I… — Barbara Bush
I have written a book. This will come as quite a shock to some. They didn't think I could read, much less write. — George W. Bush
I have zero desire, just so you know, to be in the limelight. I don't think it's good for the country to have a former… — George W. Bush
The idea is to become a best-selling author first and then the rest of my books will be slam dunks. — Nolan Bushnell
Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use… — Laura Bush
I was a total education geek. I loved school. I loved learning. I loved doing homework. All of my books and notebooks from high school… — Sophia Bush
In the initial season of a show, you're figuring out your character and their life and their background and you're putting together all the chapters… — Sophia Bush
Well in the book Carrie was my alter ego. In real life, Sarah Jessica and I don't look anything alike. But people do say that… — Candace Bushnell
An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard one side of the case. God has written all the books. — Samuel Butler
The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them. — Samuel Butler
My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep other people's books out of mine. — Samuel Butler
Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them. — Samuel Butler
Books that change you, even later in life, give you a kind of electrical shock as the world takes a different shape. — A. S. Byatt
I don't understand why, in my work, writing is always so dangerous. It's very destructive. People who write books are destroyers. — A. S. Byatt
When I was a child - in wartime, pre-television - books were my life. — A. S. Byatt
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't. — Lord Byron
Growing up, I mostly read comic books and sci-fi. Then I discovered the book 'Jane Eyre' by Jane Austen. It introduced me to the world… — Meg Cabot
I've always had a soft spot for comic books. I learned to read from them. The words in them were so interesting. — Nicolas Cage
I've always had a soft spot for comic books. — Nicolas Cage
At a young age, I was interested in comic books, which was really how I learnt to read. The name Cage came from a comic… — Nicolas Cage
In this day and age, where you have a lot of comic book movies made every day, and most of them are really good boys,… — Nicolas Cage
It may come as a surprise to people, but I'm actually quite boring and normal. What do I do? I read books. I drive my… — Nicolas Cage
When I was eight, I would look at the cover of the 'Ghost Rider' comic book in my little home in Long Beach, California, and… — Nicolas Cage
I read books like mad, but I am careful to to let anything I read influence me. — Michael Caine

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