Books Quote by Tim O'Rourke

“He looked at the books, and she wanted to say, 'Stop that,' as though he were reading her diary.”

— Elizabeth Strout

“This book," he began, "is very, very unsuitable." He paused, then went on. "In fact, in my whole life, I have never read or…

— Mark Salzman

“I turned to discover the faint smile of the bookseller's niece. Her voice was pure crystal, transparent and so fragile I feared that her…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“She sat there reading; cool, calm and collected. "You could ruin his life with that information," her friend reported triumphantly. The woman sighed, clearly…

— Donna Lynn Hope

“I hasped the window; I combed his black long hair from his forehead; I tried to close his eyes-to extinguish, if possible, that frightful,…

— Emily Brontë

“Happy Reading!” she called out as I walked toward the door. “I’ll let you know…” I turned back around and my breath caught. Her…

— A.E. Davis

“Once he'd asked, "Don't you want to read? There are hundreds of books in the sitting room." She had laughed and said, "I've read…

— Sarah Addison Allen

“I can’t see any other reason he would shut down the bookshop, unless it was to help you somehow. He loves books.' She gives…

— Jessica Spotswood

“I pretended to be an open book, but I was closed off and conceited.”

— Coco J. Ginger

“She picked up her book and tried to read but it was heavy in her hands. She struggled to hold it, wanting to finish…

— Louise Penny

“I could stare at the books ... until my were as dry & fuzzy as the text, but I still didn’t know what to…

— Elizabeth Hein

“She looked at the last thing she had written and she felt calm. Then she crossed the words out vehemently, scribbling until even the…

— Helen Oyeyemi