Books Quote by Peter Bichsel

“Our principle is, that books, instead of growing mouldy behind an iron grating, should be worn out under the eyes of many readers.”

— Jules Verne

I've never read an article of clothing.

— Demetri Martin

Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Books have that strange quality, that being of the frailest and tenderest matter, they outlast brass, iron and marble.

— William Drummond

Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry. With both you are working with reality, a material just as hard as wood.

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I had never ironed anything in my life. The proper pressing of a shirt was a mystery of the universe akin to black holes…

— Lisa Kleypas

Where the novel makes use of material from my life it does so because it's aesthetically convenient, not because of any allegiance it has…

— Garth Greenwell

The selection of a book-plate is such a serious matter.

— A. Edward Newton

My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is never seen by his clients, he need not dress…

— George Bernard Shaw

Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it.

— Anonymous

I hate to see great works of literature ghettoized, whereas others that conform to the rules, conventions, and procedures of the genre we call…

— Michael Chabon

There are a lot of historical novelists who do the research about the clothes and maybe even the eating utensils, but they're basically taking…

— Edmund White