Books Quote by Diane Drake

One of the most memorable things I hear is when someone tells me that my books got a reluctant reader to read.

— Suzanne Collins

“I reached over, opened it in the middle, and began reading Tolstoy's War and Peace. Nothing had changed. It was still a lousy book.”

— Charles Bukowski

“Every real reader must read Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: the whole of his/her life of reading will change its meaning.”

— Paolo Milani

In some ways all of my fiction is like a conversation I'm having with the writers I read when I was first falling in…

— Dan Chaon

“You have just confirmed to me that one of the most fortunate purposes of literature is to bring like-minded people together and get them…

— Laurence Cossé

At least when I was a kid and a reader, I loved the feeling of wondering whether or not something was real, being able…

— Leigh Bardugo

“No. We never have read a line of Tolstoy. We studiously avoid doing so.”

— Frederick Rolfe

I used to read a lot of Steinbeck, and I admired Roger Miller and Bob Dylan.

— John Prine

Like any teenager who reads The Great Gatsby, probably, I was madly in love with the teacher who had opened it up for me.

— Rob Sheffield

“What novels did you read when you were young, dear? I'm convinced it all turns on that.”

— Edith Wharton

“I wish I could read my books over for the first time to see what you guys see.”

— Shandy L. Kurth

For one reason or another, I became a passionate reader when I was very little. As soon as I could read, I wanted to…

— Paul Auster