Quote by Douglas Preston

“At times, I have been convinced that books hold all the material of life--at least all the stuff that fits between an A and…

— Abelardo Morell

“Books and people are alike in one respect: they're both full of thoughts.”

— Matthew Lipman

“And as I surveyed the clutter of his study I was pleased to see that he was a man after my own heart. All…

— Ross King

“Books are the salt of life; without them, there is no flavor.”

— Cheryl Koevoet

“Sometimes authors treat their books are burgers. More they want to sell, more spices they put in.”

— Sudhir Mittalittal

“When you give someone a book, you don’t give him just paper, ink, and glue. You give him the possibility of a whole new…

— Anonymous

“The proper relationship of a writer to his or her own life is similar to a cook with a cupboard. What the cook takes…

— Lorrie Moore

“I always think of books being tougher in a sense, in that you’ve got to sit down and you’ve got to do a little…

— Markus Zusak

“Books, after all, do not have the same impact whenever we read them.”

— Donald Sassoon

“Why is any one book different from any other book? They are different, A.J. decides, because they are. We have to look inside many.…

— Gabrielle Zevin

“Because a book is a life, like one man is a life.”

— Studs Terkel

“Sometimes there is no chemistry between writer and reader, so - give up. Not all books are meant to be read.”

— My mother