“ It was a fruit we had never seen before, larger than an apple, about the size of a grapefruit. It was round and yellow like the leaves of a neglected book. Mai Al-Nakib
“ To be honest I wrote it mainly from the reason and wanting something more than a life something which could explore my life at deeper level. Probably I have done it... probably I haven't done it... wh… Deyth Banger
“ Henry did not want to be fixed, was somehow convinced that the fix would be a lie, something that would lessen him. Stephen King
“ [P]art of the pleasure of engaging with a writer is unraveling some allusions and admitting defeat by others. Felipe Fernández-Armesto
“ There are books showing men how to succeed in everything they are written by men who cannot even succeed in writing books. G.K. Chesterton
“ Still, when I think of early friendships, I think not of people but of books. Books were my friends, and more often than not, the characters in the books were my imaginary friends, who stepped out of… Erin Wunker
“ The Allatians believe that they have a writing system superior to all others. Unlike books written in alphabets, syllabaries, or logograms, an Allatian book captures not only words, but also the write… Ken Liu
“ When I read a novel my imagination starts off at a gallop and leaves the narrator hidden in a cloud of dust I have to come jogging twenty miles back to the denouement. Henry James
“ I found it hard to think of leaving my books. They had been my elevators out of the midden, and to whom could I entrust such close friends? Maya Angelou
“ I perceived quite early that I was a reader, and most of the people I came into contact with were not. It made a barrier. What they wanted to talk about were things they had eaten, touched, or done. W… Frederik Pohl
“ Altogether, if I had to pick one place to hang out anywhere, from New York to Cape Town and Australia to Hong Kong, a bookstore would be it. Gloria Steinem
“ Books can change the world. They represent a second chance for those that want to change their life and can’t. Robin Sacredfire
“ For books are not absolutely dead things, but... do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously produ… John Milton
“ Shelby watched the books burn. She wonders if words are pouring down on other people's houses,sad words, like beast and mourn and sorrow and mother. Alice Hoffman
“ London, December 1915. In the master bedroom (never was the estate agent's epithet more appropriate) of Flat 21, Carlyle Mansions, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, the distinguished author is dying - slowly, but… David Lodge
“ The flickering candlelight conspired with the silence, and we only interrupted each other’s reading to share a casual delight. Keith Donohue
“ But stories are like people, Atticus. Loving them doesn’t make them perfect. You try to cherish their virtues and overlook their flaws. The flaws are still there, though. ""But you don’t get mad. Not… Matt Ruff
“ I love books. If they are good books, I love them even more. But even if they are bad books, I still love them. Hugo Chavez
“ It may be whispered to those uninitiated people who are anxious to know the habits and make the acquaintance of men of letters, that there are no race of people who talk about books, or, perhaps, who… William Makepeace Thackeray
“ One generation's pleasure became a burden for another. Hence, entire collections from father to son were sold for a song, and the vendors, knowing nothing about literature, would place a price on the… Murzban F. Shroff
