Books Quote by J.R.R. Tolkien

“We're going on a bit too fast. You and I, Sam, are still stuck in the worst places of the story, and it is…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“I have tried so to write the first chapter that those who can't bear such a story will see at once what they are…

— C.S. Lewis

“Maybe we should all just shut up and read a good book.”

— Mary Sisney

“Dad called to Sam over my shoulder. “Take her with you. Please. I won’t ask for anything else.” “I’m not leaving you,” I said.…

— Jennifer Rush Altered

“It gets off to a pretty slow start, the main character does a total 180 about half way through, and the rest of the…

— Bill Seely

“He was just a reader and readers can't do anything to make a story stop - except close the book.”

— Holly Black

“The kids silenced. "OK,"' Julia said. "Well, as you probably know, I'm Sam's mom. He told me not to make a big deal, so…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“I hate books that are hard to read. It takes me a month to finish it and by that time I've forgotten some of…

— Anonymous

“I feel it right to warn the reader that he can very well skip this chapter without losing the thread of such story as…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“If only I wouldn’t take this book so seriously. It is just a book after all, and a book is very dead in a…

— John Steinbeck

“You won't be able to put this book down!”

— Nicola McGunnigle

“Many times when I read a book, I want to savor each word, each phrase, each page, loving the prose so much, I don’t…

— Lisa Schroeder