Books Quote by Susanna Clarke

It's a tradition in our family that the girls all be given crazy names, usually picked out of Gothic novels.

— Conchata Ferrell

Female authors were still using male names when I was young, or they were neatly shoehorned into womens books except for those few that…

— Sherwood Smith

I don't come from a family of readers - in fact, my parents are unable to read the books in English.

— Christopher Castellani

“For centuries, no one was concerned that books weren’t girl-friendly, because no one really cared if girls read; but even so, we persisted for…

— Foz Meadows

In Victorian England, people were told they should discourage their wives from reading because it would lead them into all sorts of devilish wickedness.

— Marion Bailey

“Romantic novels, the kissing scenes, the ditching scenes have taught the youth of India more English than all the English classes in school combined.”

— Sneha Mehta

Being English definitely gave me some insight into these eccentric Brits puttering around Hollywood.

— Sacha Gervasi

The British are so incestuous. They pass around partners like they're passing popcorn at a movie.

— Cameron Diaz

I can't help but think that it's an unfortunate custom to name children after people who come to sticky ends. Even if they are…

— Kate Atkinson

But some characters in books are really real--Jane Austen's are; and I know those five Bennets at the opening of Pride and Prejudice, simply…

— Dodie Smith

I think boys don't always like to read books with female protagonist - I don't even know what to say about this.

— Jacqueline Woodson

Kate is determined that our children feel English, that this should be who they are. She adores London, as a Chiswick girl born and…

— Justin Rose