Book Quote by Salman Rushdie

When people come up to me and say, 'I read your book,' I'm thinking, 'How dare you! Who gave you a copy?'

— Steve Toltz

I remember one letter from a girl in a midwestern town who read one of my books and thought she had discovered it- that…

— J. P. Donleavy

I'm always imposing my taste in books on others. I hope that people enjoy being surprised by a book they might not otherwise read…

— Mary Roach

Sometimes I would get frustrated, I'd think, "You know, this is a good book, how come no one is paying attention to it?" So…

— Paul Beatty

I remember as a young child, during one of my frequent trips to the local library, spending hours looking at book after book trying…

— Daniel Tammet

I'm really lucky with the people around me. They know me, so they don't confuse the issues, really. They know what a book is…

— Anne Enright

How can you tell? That I like books, I mean. The look on your face when you walked in, somehow I doubted you were…

— Cassandra Clare

Most of you probably didn't know that I have a new book out. Some guy put together a collection of my wit and wisdom…

— George W. Bush

Individuals somehow are led to find my books at times that are important to them. The mail that I get very, very often will…

— Richard Bach

To me, it's a great day every time I receive a letter from somebody who climbed inside one of my books, inhabited it for…

— David James Duncan

Sometimes when I pick up a book off the shelf, when I'm buying a new book to read, I'll look at all of them…

— Jennifer Carpenter

I am very privileged and honored when someone chooses to read a book, especially a book of mine.

— Lurlene McDaniel