Books Quote by David James Duncan

“Writing is emblematic art form, which means that the book will never be any greater than the writer’s ability to perceive, classify, and describe…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“Literature is, to my mind, the great teaching power of the world, the ultimate creator of all values, and it is this, not only…

— William Butler Yeats

“The bond between book reader and book writer has always been a tightly symbiotic one, a means of intellectual and artistic cross-fertilization. The words…

— Nicholas Carr

“The written word is weak. Many people prefer life to it. Life gets your blood going, and it smells good. Writing is mere writing,…

— Annie Dillard

“There is beauty in each word of a Book; as once it was just a mere thought in the authors head!”

— Mrudula G B

Literature speaks with everyone individually - it is personal property that stays inside our heads. And nothing speaks to us as forcefully as a…

— Herta Muller

Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do.

— Yoko Ono

“Words are like shards of glass. By themselves they're worthless; however, when placed together in just the right way, they can become great works…

— Leigh M. Lane

Books must be treated with respect, we feel that in our bones, because words have power. Bring enough words together they can bend space…

— Terry Pratchett

Books are the windows of the truth, but they are not the door; they point out things and yet they do not impart them.…

— Louis Claude de Saint-Martin

“If writing is thinking and discovery and selection and order and meaning, it is also awe and reverence and mystery and magic…Authors arrive at…

— Toni Morrison

“When we as writers take our fears, beliefs, imaginations, and research and offer them up for the Lord to use, we are changed, and…

— Amy Wallace