Books Quote by Laura Lippman

“She‘d never taken much interest in reading. She read, of course, as one did, but liking books was something she left to other people.”

— Alan Bennett

“Books liked her. Books wanted to look after her.”

— Sarah Addison Allen

“Books were her easiest friends. They demanded nothing from her but her attention.”

— Lorna Landvik

“She wanted a book to take her places she couldn't get to herself. She thought a writer should work harder writing a book than…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“She'd always been a little excitable, a little more passionate about books than your average person, but she was supposed to be -- she…

— Sarah Beth Durst

“...too much time spent with books had not fitted her to be easy with herself, and other people.”

— Jo Baker

“Her self, then, was represented in her books.”

— Claire Messud

“Susan hated Literature. She’d much prefer to read a good book.”

— Terry Pratchett

“If you don’t like a book, lay it aside. It was not written for you.”

— Anonymous

“And reading this way - with no deadline, no agenda - she remembered why she loved literature so much. It was like fucking a…

— Emily Maguire

“Books are like music. Everyone has their own taste and it's not always for everyone.”

— Michael Benavidez

“There are so many things to know and learn. She reads...and finds comfort in the fact that she will never run out of books.”

— Janice Y.K. Lee