Great Book Quotes

127 quotes by 106 authors

When you read a great book, you don't escape from life, you plunge deeper into it. — Julian Barnes
I feel certain that if, in our homes, parents will read from the Book of Mormon prayerfully and regularly, both by themselves and with their… — Ezra Taft Benson
Two must-haves for me are a great book and my iPod. — Kelly Clarkson
Every 10 years you're a different person, and the really great books evolve with you as you get older. They're full of new rewards. — Martin Amis
The Imitation of Christ is a cherished treasure of the Christian world. This great book was written by a Roman Catholic monk. "Written", perhaps, is… — Swami Vivekananda
Our Children no longer learn how to read the great book of Nature from their own direct experience, or how to interact creatively with the… — Wendell Berry
The world is a great book, of which they that never stir from home read only a page. — Saint Augustine
I read when I get up in the morning, when I can during the day and every single evening. Most of my weekends are spent… — Shimon Peres
The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just. — Anita Brookner
A man can write one book that can be great, but this doesn't make him a great writer-just the writer of a great book. .… — Anthony Burgess
In the great books of India, an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy, but large, serene, consistent, the voice of an old intelligence,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Literature, like anything else, can become a wearisome business if you make a lifetime specialty of it. A healthy, wholesome man would no more spend… — Edward Abbey
The Wars is a great book, rich in its images, its language, its construction, and, ultimately, its conception. — Guy Vanderhaeghe
I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of young writers, people… — Zadie Smith
We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. Knowing the contents of a few works of literature is a trivial achievement.… — B.F. Skinner
The books that help you most are those which make you think the most. A great book that comes from a great thinker is a… — Theodore Parker
Life is very full of sex, or should be. As much as I admire Tolkien - and I do, he was a giant of fantasy… — George R. R. Martin
America was born a Christian nation. America was born to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness, which are derived from Holy Scripture. Ladies… — Woodrow Wilson
Everybody's idea of a great book is different, of course. For me it's one that makes my jaw drop on every page, the writing is… — Carl Hiaasen
The world has progressed to the point where it's most powerful force is public opinion. And I believe that in this world it is not… — William Bernbach

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