Closets Quote by Charles Spurgeon

It might be an idea for all literary critics to read the books they analyse aloud - it certainly helps to fix them in…

— Will Self

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

— Jose Bergamin

Many books in popular psychology are a melange of the author's comments, a dollop of research, and stupefyingly dull transcriptions from interviews.

— Carol Tavris

I'm a bibliophile and I usually read three to four books at the same time.

— Kunal Kapoor

I think reading the novels definitely was a good source for me to study from.

— Laura Vandervoort

I read everything and anything related to being queer. I found solace in reading authors like Audre Lorde and bell hooks, who would become…

— Patrisse Cullors

A great variety of reading confuses and does not teach. It makes the student like a man who dwells everywhere and, therefore, nowhere in…

— Martin Luther

I think I'm much more comfortable talking about other books than my own!

— Jennifer Weiner

I must warn you that the books I like are not necessarily the ones I think are the best. I like them for various…

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

For a wide-ranging look at literary matters, the 'Book Review Podcast' from the 'New York Times' is still one of the best. Presented by…

— David Hepworth

A lot of writers write for an audience that's going to understand them.

— Torrey Peters

When it comes to writers, I'm a huge fan of Ian McEwan. I've never taken a writing course, but reading and deconstructing his novels…

— Deborah Copaken Kogan