Book Quote by Mary H.K. Choi

The only book worth writing is the book that threatens to kill you.

— Terry Tempest Williams

Something will be offensive to someone in every book, so you've got to fight it.

— Judy Blume

The key thing about a book is that you lose yourself in the author's world.

— Jeff Bezos

In many respects most of the books I write deal with well-known people. I think of those books as more about me than about…

— Adam Braver

I don't think people need to know much about me to understand the book, or to enjoy it. The book stands by itself. Over…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I'm constantly running across people who have never heard of books I think they should read.

— Paul Theroux

The writing is really important in books that affect me. I read for the writing. The story is usually of less interest to me.…

— James Salter

I would never want to hurt anyone by writing a book.

— Kathie Lee Gifford

Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the…

— E. L. Doctorow

I always think of books as being like people. Even the dull ones are worthy of decent respect, but you don't have to seek…

— Orson Scott Card

I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and depth and…

— Dave Eggers

When I was little, my ambition was to grow up to be a book. Not a writer. People can be killed like ants. Writers…

— Amos Oz