Book Quote by Steve Toltz

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

People have one of two extreme reactions to my book. They either throw it across the room, or they rush out and buy 10…

— Louise Hay

Very often, people who actually pick up a book of mine for the first time are kind of surprised. And I get these letters…

— Salman Rushdie

It’s a fair-sized job to write a book that people can be bothered just to read; when they begin to steal copies, you are…

— Ruth Stout

“Who are these people who think a book comes with a guarantee that they will like it?”

— Gabrielle Zevin

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

“You can write the most wonderful book in the world. But if people don’t know about your book they won’t know to buy it.”

— Madi Preda

The truth is that I hate to think about other people reading my books," Miranda said. "It's like watching someone go through the box…

— Madeleine L'Engle

“It doesn't matter how many copies of my book I sell. The important thing is that the person reading it likes it.”

— Jennifer Raygoza

“Sir, the fact that the book is in a public library brings no comfort.Books are the one element in which I am personally and…

— Harold Laski

God forbid that I should ever suffer the shame of publishing a book for money, or of having one of my family so demean…

— Iain Pears

“Each time we come to a book we give it a different reading because we bring a different person to it. It is not…

— Jack Lasenby