Book Quote by Claire Tomalin

I grew up in a house without many books. The books the nuns made us read in school didn't interest me.

— John Dufresne

At the age of 21 I was so sensible and became a nun. I am very grateful to myself for that.

— Tenzin Palmo

I was an early reader, and my grandmother, who as a child had been forbidden to read by a father who believed books to…

— Alan Bradley

The books were a private part of me that I carried inside and guarded and didn't talk to anybody about; as long as I…

— MacDonald Harris

I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I was alone as a child. I lived in fairytales, adventures, Shakespeare. They are the friends, my books.

— Alejandro Jodorowsky

I never felt like I had to rebel against my convent upbringing, because it was comparatively regular.

— Sharon Horgan

I grew up in a completely bookless household. It was my father's boast that he had never read a book from end to end.…

— John le Carre

I didn't belong to the sort of family where the children's classics were laid on. I went to the public library and read everything…

— Pat Barker

I had a sheltered childhood.

— Vaani Kapoor

I grew up in a bookish family, so I read very widely. I was omnivorous, really.

— Guy Gavriel Kay

I'll tell you what I was like as a child. I was a good person. I was high-spirited but I was a big reader.

— Vivienne Westwood