Book Quote by Dorothy Allison

A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one; it come as sincerely from the author's soul

— Aldous Huxley

The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and that no…

— Cyril Connolly

“A second, parallel explanation of why our mistakes are so persistent took shape in the late 1990s: Our brains are designed to reproduce rather…

— Rolf Dobelli

All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives lies a mystery. Writing a book is a long,…

— George Orwell

It is those books which a man possesses but does not read which constitute the most suspicious evidence against him.

— Victor Hugo

I have to declare in all candor that no one interested in being published in our time can afford to be so naive as…

— Richard Curtis

“We want splendid books ... books that prove to us that love is at work in the world next to evil, right up against…

— Laurence Cossé

In urging all writers to be steadfast in reliance on the ultimate victory of excellence, we should no less strenuously urge upon them to…

— George Henry Lewes

“In one sense, at any rate, it is more valuable to read bad literature than good literature. Good literature may tell us the mind…

— G.K. Chesterton

Great books write themselves, only bad books have to be written.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Having a book is actually like a great master - helping to build a universe and unify work - especially in my pictures where…

— Miles Aldridge

Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.

— Oscar Wilde