Books Quote by Evelyn Waugh

“The Wind in the Willows Retold from the Kenneth Grahame original by Martin Woodside”

— Martin Woodside

“The books downstairs were reciting their poetry to each other, rubbing together, whispering through the leathery covers. Wine was flowing through the water pipes.…

— Francesca Lia Block

“Before he had lost his sight, the maester had loved books as much as Samwell Tarly did. He understood the way that you could…

— George R.R. Martin

“One does not argue about The Wind in the Willows. The young man gives it to the girl with whom he is in love,…

— A.A. Milne

“Books were everywhere, lined neatly on shelves that went from floor to ceiling. The ceiling was two stories high, with an upper balcony that…

— Lisa Kleypas

“but when you held one of those volumes in your hands, you were leafing through another person’s life. Someone else had once loved that…

— Jodi Picoult

“Drinks were a lot like books, really: it didn’t matter where you were, the contents of a vodka tonic were always more or less…

— Lev Grossman

“Don Raimondo tells me what he can’t tell them. “The emptiness on the surface of a wall left by a sold bookshelf is the…

— Erri DeLuca

“Without the brandy, it’s just… crumbled up tes leaves floatin’ in warm water… and what fun would that be?” --Aunt Maddy from Angela's Coven…

— Bruce Jenvey

“She quickly realized she had an affinity for the older books and their muted scents of past dinners and foreign countries, the tea and…

— Erica Bauermeister

“Cyanide. On ice with a twist of lime. Or water. But I’m not budging on the lime.” Lyon, Jennifer (2013-02-22). The Proposition (The Plus…

— Jennifer Lyon

The book that meant most to me was 'The Wind in the Willows.' It sounds ridiculous, but that was my vision of England.

— Justin Cartwright