Army Quote by Virginia Woolf

The virtue of books is to be readable.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I love inscriptions on flyleaves and notes in margins, I like the comradely sense of turning pages someone else turned, and reading passages someone…

— Helene Hanff

For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain and the noise of battle. It has the power to give…

— John Cheever

“The most voluminous books on earth began each with a letter, then words; a phrase, then sentences. You never write great until you write…

— Justice Israel

I like the idea that every page in every book can have a gem on it. It's probably what I love most about writing…

— Markus Zusak

I like that every page in every book can have a gem on it. It's probably what I love most about writing--that words can…

— Markus Zusak

I rather envy writers who do variations on a theme. I like reading those books, but in practice, I can't do it.

— John Lanchester

One of the joys of a really good book is that you're so into the world of the book, you forget what you're looking…

— Rick Yancey

“To write a good book, you must read one book for each page of the book you are about to write.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

I love deliberately badly written books.

— Richard Prince

While in the middle of writing a book, I have a hard time reading other books for pleasure.

— Stephen J. Dubner

I definitely have favorite books by favorite poets, but poets' books also vary. I could like some books, but not like another book.

— Victoria Chang