Books Quote by Muriel Barbery

What works for me is that I read widely and stay focused on my writing. I'm no longer concerned about what happens in the…

— Sefi Atta

My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work.

— Lloyd Alexander

Literature is the ditch I'm going to die in. It's still the thing I care most about.

— Thomas McGuane

Literature is a beautiful way of keeping the imagination alive, of visiting worlds you would never have time to in your day-to-day life. It…

— Abraham Verghese

Literature ultimately helps one to ground a deeper and wider outlook. An over-directed life without the inner resource to step outside of itself is…

— Gwee Li Sui

Literature is a cake with many toys baked inside--and even if you find them all, if you don't enjoy the path that leads you…

— Anonymous

In order to read one must sit down, usually indoors. I am restless and would rather sail a boat than crack a book. I've…

— E. B. White

Literature helps us transcend ourselves.

— Mohsin Hamid

As much as I revere great writing, and am still humbled by it, literary activities are no longer esoteric to me. When I read…

— Jonathan Lethem

“For me, literature is a revolutionary force, it requires courage and risk-taking, it must have the ability to thrust you out of your comfort…

— Margaret Mazzantini

I read a lot of heavy literature when I'm on set, so on holiday I want to indulge in something light-hearted.

— Hayley Atwell

I couldn't imagine any other way of living, outside of books, outside my work. Which doesn't mean I am not interested in other things,…

— Mario Vargas Llosa