Book Quote by Quentin Bell

“If I write a book I do it mostly for myself for the child in me and for the adult in me. The criterion…

— Tomi Ungerer

Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.

— George Bernard Shaw

Books are our umbilical cord to life. They connect us deeply, and with more meaning, to the world. They aren't about escaping from ourselves…

— Matt Haig

A book is like a child: it is easier to bring it into the world than to control it when it is launched there.

— George Bernard Shaw

“A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear…

— Edward P. Morgan

“People need books for a better life. Books are a way of self-nurturing.”

— Love The Stacks Bookstore

I'm grateful for every teacher or librarian who reads a book and says, "This is exactly the book that so-and-so needs to read; I'll…

— Kate DiCamillo

If writing and publishing a book is like giving birth to a child, then book marketing is like rearing it.

— Heather Hart

I simply believe that a book has a journey to make, and should not be condemned to being stuck on a shelf… Let’s leave…

— Anonymous

“Publishing a book is like being pregnant. By the end, you're just ready to get that baby out!”

— Carmen DeSousa

A book very much is the center of the road, so people always can refer back to it.

— Sakyong Mipham

“Writing a book is like raising a child, the only difference is you don’t have the fucking part in writing a book.”

— M.F. Moonzajer