Taking Notes Quote by Georgina Guthrie

“We were supposed to be studying literature together. Instead I wanted to take her off the shelf, crack her open, and read the shit…

— Kendall Ryan

“That was one nice thing about books and notes. They could always wait for another time.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“How would it be," she asked them coldly as they left the classroom [Prof Binns, History subject], "if I refused to lend you my…

— J.K. Rowling

“Before our vacation, the idea of keeping a diary and scribbling my thoughts on paper seemed silly and stuck-up. And besides it was usually…

— Henry H. Roth

“Or deep down, maybe there was more. Maybe I wanted someone to figure out who wrote the note and secretly come to my rescue.…

— Jay Asher

“She wasn't used to being the kind of woman whose house had a study. It sounded to her like she lived on the damned…

— Stacy Bierlein

“...there was an impatience in her tone, almost an accusation, as she added that academics were not intellectuals; they were not curious, they built…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“I had planned to consult with a Black colleague, but when I approached her in the hall she had a crowd of students about,…

— Joanna Russ

“I felt I had to write down my observations about you in a book. And also for money, so you could eat and continue…

— Jim Gaffigan

“Then their conversation turned to work and movies. I tried to contribute, but I had trouble focusing on the words. They just floated into…

— Neil Strauss

“The class went all right, and the ones after became easier. I was enthusiastic, naive and idealistic, and I was in love with my…

— Azar Nafisi

“I tried not to be too obviously interested, and fumbled my notebook and trusty pencil from my duster’s pocket.”

— Jim Butcher