Book Quote by Elizabeth Gaskell

“I want to see children curled up with books, finding an awareness of themselves as they discover other people's thoughts.”

— Patricia Reilly Giff

It's such a thrill when an adult comes up to me and says, 'I read your book as a child and really loved it.'…

— Katherine Paterson

“Cakes are like books: There are new ones you want to read and old favorites you want to reread.”

— Ellen Rose

Children's literature is one of my joys, and it's also my mental comfort food.

— Gretchen Rubin

A child's eyes, those clear, wells of undefiled thought - what on earth can be more beautiful? Full of hope, love and curiosity, they…

— Caroline Norton

“A child's imagination can be found in the heart of a good book.”

— K. Lamb

Books are attracted to me. They make a beeline for me, and stick to me. I have been so fond of them that at…

— Sergei Eisenstein

“In this course I have tried to reveal the mechanism of those wonderful toys — literary masterpieces. I have tried to make of you…

— Vladimir Nabokov

As a child, I felt that books were holy objects, to be caressed, rapturously sniffed, and devotedly provided for. I gave my life to…

— Maurice Sendak

“A book is not just paper and ink, it's a world full of dreams, imaginations, knowledge, awakening, emboldening and a lot, lot more invaluable…

— Jyoti Arora

When I was a child, books were everything. And so there is in me, always, a nostalgic, yearning for the lost pleasure of books.…

— Diane Setterfield

Children will not pretend to be enjoying books, and they will not read books because they have been told that these books are good.…

— Helen Dunmore