Book Quote by Stephen Hawking

One of the things I have come up against time and again in my career is the notion that because a book is easy…

— Matthew Reilly

“His early book, not much noticed when it was published, was now on many reading lists, and the younger generation of historians accepted it…

— Saul Bellow

A book brings its own history to the reader.

— Alberto Manguel

My first book was a historical novel. I started writing in 1974. In those days, historical novels meant ladies with swelling bosoms on the…

— Hilary Mantel

The first book was my first attempt at writing full-length prose.

— Neil Simon

I've always been a fan of the 19th century novel, of the novel that is plotted, character-driven, and where the passage of time is…

— John Irving

I am trying to reach people who would not normally head for the history section of a book shop or a library to try…

— Princess Michael of Kent

I loved reading historical novels when I was young, but I definitely don't think I wrote one. When I read my book through, when…

— Danielle Dutton

I'm not a massive reader, to be honest. I try and fill my time with other things. But I remember getting halfway through a…

— Joe Root

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

— Henry James

I read a lot of obscure books and it is nice to open a book.

— Bill Gates

The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when I read…

— Anonymous