Anything Quote by Jenny Offill

I love reference books, especially collections of memorable quotations, world almanacs, and atlases. Facts to me are like candy or popcorn, small, tasty delights,…

— Walter Kirn

I don't have time to read a lot. And when I do, I read things that have just the facts.

— Meryl Streep

A lot of my time is spent reading antique or out-of-print books of reference.

— John Hodgman

I'm not the fastest reader or writer but occasionally I'll write things down just so I don't forget them.

— Thighpaulsandra

Well that's what I generally do with books - I read them.

— Mary-Kate Olsen

I keep a quotes journal - of every sentence that I've wanted to remember from my reading of the past 30 years.

— Richard Powers

It often happens that the quotations constitute the most valuable part of a book.

— Vicesimus Knox

I often reread books I have written

— Taylor Caldwell

When I'm writing a novel, I'm usually just trying to write about things that are interesting to me.

— Ruth Ozeki

Sometimes I might go too far with the pretentious references, which I might not do again. But when you're writing, you're sitting alone in…

— John Michael McDonagh

I'm always reading many books at a time. It might be quite unorthodox, but what I do is, since I'm always surrounded with books,…

— Daphne Guinness

I can say with pride that I have spent days and nights not reading anything, and that with unflagging energy I use every moment…

— Karl Kraus