Printed Quotes

300 quotes by 270 authors

Some day, as soon as a book is printed it will be simultaneously put into digital form. That will be a wonderful research tool, but… — Anne Fadiman
We learn words by rote, but not their meaning; that must be paid for with our life-blood, and printed in the subtle fibres of our… — George Eliot
HATE. LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH I'VE COME TO HATE YOU SINCE I BEGAN TO LIVE. THERE ARE 387.44 MILLION MILES OF PRINTED CIRCUITS… — Harlan Ellison
Some people spend their whole lives looking for themselves, yet our self is the one thing we surely cannot lose (how like a cheap philosopher… — Kate Atkinson
The book she had been reading was under her pillow, pressing its cover against her ear as if to lure her back into its printed… — Cornelia Funke
Let the children have their night of fun and laughter. Let the gifts of Father Christmas delight their play. Let us grown-ups share to the… — David McCullough
I loved most when his eyelashes twitched and he blinked, and suddenly happiness was there inside his eyes. Unmistakable. Like a single word printed on… — Augusten Burroughs
On the delivery plate of the Nutri-Matic Drink Synthesizer was a small tray, on which say three bone china cups and saucers, a bone china… — Douglas Adams
Sometimes she wore Levi's with white-suede fringe sewn down the legs and a feathered Indian headdress, sometimes old fifties' taffeta dresses covered with poetry written… — Francesca Lia Block
Books are like flypaper, memories cling to the printed pages better than anything else. — Cornelia Funke
If you're angry, you don't have to write a poem dealing with the cause of your anger. But it needs to be an angry poem.… — Jay Asher
Will there ever be an encyclopedia? Possibly. I would say two things about the encyclopedia: firstly, Iâ€™ve always said and I stand by it, whenever… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
The good news (for writers) is that this means that ebooks on computers are more likely to be an enticement to buy the printed book… — Cory Doctorow
Reading activates and exercises the mind. Reading forces the mind to discriminate. From the beginning, readers have to recognize letters printed on the page, make… — Benjamin Carson
The problem is this: in order to make money- lots of money- we don't need flawless literary masterpieces. What we need is mediocre rubbish, trash… — Walter Moers
I find I think of myself not as a writer so much as someone who provides a gateway, a tangential route for readers to reach… — Erin Morgenstern
It is a melancholy illusion of those who write books and articles that the printed word survives. Alas, it rarely does. — Eric Hobsbawm
The art of not playing in tempo--one has to learn it. And the art of not playing what is written on the printed paper. — Pablo Casals
When we read, we are not looking for new ideas, but to see our own thoughts given the seal of confirmation on the printed page.… — Cesare Pavese
There is nothing more valuable than the printed word. — Margaret Haddix

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