Books Quotes

7412 Books quotes by 3493 unique authors

Friends: people who borrow my books and set wet glasses on them. — Edwin Arlington Robinson
I used to be pro-choice."..."I was once pro-choice and the thing that changed my mind was, I read my husband's biology books, medical books, and… — Kathy Ireland
Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books, not to be indiscriminately enforced against anyone who happens to be caught violating them, but to… — Orson Scott Card
I think we are afraid of each other when it comes to sex, because we read so much about sex, we talk so openly about… — Paulo Coelho
Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is… — Gautama Buddha
Do not accept what you hear by report, do not accept tradition, do not accept a statement because it is found in our books, nor… — Gautama Buddha
Why don't you write books people can read?(to her husband James) — Nora Barnacle
The novel form is about the protagonist's struggle to transform his arbitrary, fragmented, given experience into a narrative as meaningful as his favorite books. — Elif Batuman
I even love the smell of books. — Adriana Trigiani
Religion, according to Alfred North Whitehead, is a phenomenon that begins in wonder and ends in wonder. Feelings of awe, reverence, and gratitude are primary,… — Gary A. Kowalski
You can't develop character by reading books. You develop it from conflict. — Leonard Ravenhill
My library card. Every hurdle I've faced, I have researched my way over at a library. I'm grateful for that part of the American spirit… — Sarah Bird
I really recommend that anyone who wants to write have a very physical hobby that takes you away from books and criticism, because it teaches… — Jo-Ann Mapson
[Confiscating a book and punishing its author] is a sign that one does not have a good case, or at least doesn't trust it enough… — Unknown Author
I don't want to be shut out from the truth. If they ban books, they might as well lock us away from the world. — Unknown Author
Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Filmmaker John Waters has said, "Nothing is more important than an unread library." — Austin Kleon
For many people during many centuries, mankind's history before the coming of Christianity was the history of the Jews and what they recounted of the… — John Roberts
There are a lot of snobs out there who disregard these books (romance novels), but they fulfil a need. I am happy and fulfilled in… — Unknown Author
Evolution writ large is the belief that a cloud of hydrogen will spontaneously invent extreme-ultraviolet lithography, perform Swan Lake, and write all the books in… — Fred Reed
As many people have pointed out, the scene in ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ where the Landlady was chasing after me resembled the Roadrunner, … I loved… — Stephen Chow
You must take a year off, one of these days, before you’re old and tired and weighed down by responsibility. Go away somewhere, and read.… — Unknown Author
Kate Boo's reporting is a form of kinship. Abdul and Manju and Kalu of Annawadi will not be forgotten. She leads us through their unknown… — Unknown Author
Classroom libraries are not 25 copies of 5 books. Classroom libraries are 1000-2000 copies of different books. — Richard Allington
The unadmitted reason why traditional readers are hostile to e-books is that we still hold the superstitious idea that a book is like a soul,… — Adam Kirsch
Books are many things: lullabies for the weary, ointment for the wounded, armour for the fearful and nests for those in need of a home. — Glenda Millard

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