Book Quote by J.M. Coetzee

“Better that the book should be not quite so good, and the writer better, and not himself a ridiculous contrast to all he has…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“We read frequently if unknowingly, in quest of a mind more original than our own.”

— Harold Bloom

“Lord! haven't I seen you with the greatest authors in your hands, and don't I know how ready your attention is to wander when…

— Wilkie Collins

“I'm telling you, writing the book is easy. The after part will break your back. Not to mention your heart.”

— Suzy Soro

“first time I realized that a man was behind each one of the books. A man had to think them up. A man had…

— Ray Bradbury

“You had to admire a guy who called his own new book a classic before it was published and anyone else had a chance…

— William Goldman

“In the end I decided to hold onto the book, my thought being that his story was a unique one, and so best to…

— Patrick deWitt

“He said it was the kind of book you made your own.”

— Stephen Chbosky

“Books—all books—are complicated things, muttering at us in different contradictory voices, refusing to stay the same when we go back to them. Tying them…

— Andrew Rilstone

“This particular book felt familiar, like an old friend. The characters drew me into their world, and I blocked out mine for the rest…

— Rebecca Raisin

“A real book is not one that’s read, but one that reads us.”

— Amit Tiwari

“While we read a novel, we are insane - bonkers.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin