7,712 Quotes About Books

...writers are a savage breed, Mr. Strike. If you want life-long friendship and selfless camaraderie, join the army and learn to kill. If you want a lifetime of temporary alliances with peers who will glory in your every failure, write novels.

We read books. They make us think. It matters very little whether we agree with the books or not.

«ما همان کتاب‌هایی هستیم که خوانده‌ایم و چیزهایی که دوستشان داریم.روح همه ما در چیزهایی‌ست که از خود به‌جا می‌گذاریم.»

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My books are friends that never fail me."(Letter to his mother, Margaret A. Carlyle; 17 March 1817)

You never know, of course, when you write a book what its fate will be. Sink out of sight, soar to the sun–who knows. I love this quote from Frances Mayes. It pretty much sums up the Great Unknown of book writing.

Trapped on a school bus for an hour each morning and each evening, she devoured book after book. She explored a hundred worlds, indifferent to her peers and the passing of the universe.

Every time you think of escaping mentally or physically, grab the book that lies inches away from your heart.

They were completely alone on the long stretch of country road and there was no one else to share the moment with them.