“ Outside Styx's apartment was not the first time Rochester and I had met, or would it be the last. We first encountered each other at Haworth House in Yorkshire when my mind was young and the barrier b… Jasper Fforde
“ Enlightenment is achieved only when, in addition to knowing what an author says, you know what he means and why he says it. Mortimer J. Adler
“ And for the next long years of my life, I tried to remember only the reading, not the terrible things that happened to me as I came and went up and down the stairs. The library became my sanctuary. I… Rene Denfeld
“ It was just a quick touch of his lips and it left her breathless, as always. In that moment his kiss infuriated her. This was only supposed to happen in the movies! It was a feeling designed by books!… Arielle Hudson
“ Who reads? Not that I begrudge my life in book. All I know about the world I've learned from them. But a description of a tree is not a tree, and a thousand paper kisses will never equal the feel of O… Nicola Yoon
“ Just as television didn't put an end to radio or the movies (to say nothing of books), I don't think e-books will put an end to hard copies, even for someone like me who loves technology and does not… Leah Price
“ Globalization has shipped products at a faster rate than anything else; it’s moved English into schools all over the world so that now there is Dutch English and Filipino English and Japanese English.… John M. Keller
“ The library became the cathedral where I would come to worship amd the stories were as precious to me as prayers. Anita Anand
“ That's what lay behind the feud under way in the Republic: a battle between different noble family factions in a fight for power. Serving this side or the other was of no interest to Mathias. But the… Riccardo Bruni
“ For her a day of pampering meant comic books, black liquorice, serious exercise, veggie curry and, above all, solitude. Salla Simukka
“ Check the top 1000 books on Amazon. Most of them have a shirtless guy on the cover, because they're smutty "romance novels" (read: porn for women) about a girl being swept off her feet by one (or more… Oliver Markus
“ As I quietly stare off into space, eyes glazed over and brow thoughtfully taut, know that I am going about my business. I am a storyteller. Daydreaming is the best part of my job. Richelle E. Goodrich
“ The pleasures of being a novelist are many. But the greatest by far is the manner in which I live through my characters; experiencing every detail of their story as it unfolds gradually and personally… Richelle E. Goodrich
“ You remember?' he said incredulously. 'What could you possibly remember?' he asked, staring at her, waiting for the answer.The beauty from within her soul shined brightly through her loving eyes as sh… Sebastian Cole
“ Reading always calmed me down: filling my head with other - made up - people's problems and conflicts made my own seem less terrible, less real. Heather James
“ My own drawing was a house made of books, but where there should have been a door, there was a book, and where there should have been windows, there were books, and where the chimney should have been… Nova Ren Suma
“ You know, when I was little, my dad told me that if I misbehaved, he'd send me to live with a witch who ate children.''Really?'She nods. 'I was so afraid of the witch. Feelings are magnified when you'… Stephanie Oakes
“ I have had my say, as he wished. Now the book belongs, as he points out, to the world he claims to speak for. Julian Darius
“ The first step to Happiness is deciding exactly what kind of life you want. That kinda comes from experience. I.B. Opene