Books Quotes

7412 Books quotes by 3493 unique authors

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for true knowledge. Books are less often made use of as… — William Hazlitt
Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They are good for nothing but to inspire. I had better… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
In my opinion, the most fruitful and natural play of the mind is in conversation. I find it sweeter than any other action in life;… — Michel de Montaigne
Books allow you to be whoever you want to be, to escape yourself for a while. — Amy Harmon
Well named, Quotology contains everything you always wanted to know about quotations, quoters, quotees, quotation books, 'quoox' (quotations out of context), and their fascinating history. — Marjorie Garber
Gently stroke your books, dear stranger, and remember they are dust. — Miljenko Jergovic
I'd much prefer my books to shoes...In the summer I sometimes take walks without shoes but never without a novel. — Nathan Englander
I don’t think books can change the world, but when the world begins to change, it searches for different books. — Shlomo Sand
When it comes to books...They're like lifelong friends to me; I need to know they're there, even if I don't check in with them on… — Vendela Vida
It's hard to come up with a 'quote' about myself. Perhaps I could say that most of my writing has been concerned with understanding between… — Phyllis A. Whitney
There was a time when intellectual meant someone who uses reason and intellect. Today, people who call themselves intellectuals are in a form of mental… — Bill Whittle
What are books but tangible dreams? What is reading if it is not dreaming? The best books cause us to dream; the rest are not… — Rikki Ducornet
Picture books are an emotional medium. They need to make us feel something. — Marla Frazee
Most book things now (with a few exceptions) are just built around nice, safe books written for nice and safe book club readers. These are… — Scott McClanahan
The deep-read is when you get gut-hooked and dragged overboard down and down through the maze of print and find, to your amazement, you can… — Tim Wynne-Jones
Speaking as a writer, I'm not interested in trends, I want to write books that are honest, with characters as true to the inner world… — Susan Patron
The best thing about conceptual poetry is that it doesn’t need to be read. You don’t have to read it. As a matter of fact,… — Kenneth Goldsmith
The books that matter to me...are those that galvanize something inside me. I read books to read myself. — Sven Birkerts
I'm actually a hardcore otaku who likes maids more than having three meals a day. And I only read books related to maids. Also, I… — Hiro Fujiwara
I personally chose to go vegan because I educated myself on factory farming and cruelty to animals, and I suddenly realized that what was on… — Ellen DeGeneres
I didn't see a lot of comic books growing up. — Henry Cavill
I've read all the 'Game of Thrones' books many times over, so I sometimes find it easier being on set, because it can be hard… — Emilia Clarke
Through books you will meet poets and novelists whose creations will fire your imagination. You will meet the great thinkers who will share with you… — Neil Armstrong
We went to the British Museum, and I was looking up my family in the books - pages and pages on it. — Nicholas Lea
I like books that are exciting and that make you think about things, as well. I like things that have a twist - like 'Atonement,'… — Saoirse Ronan

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