Book Quotes

I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent.

The age of the book is almost gone.

When I was in fourth grade... this wonderful teacher said you didn't have to write a book report, you could just talk about the book, you could do a drawing of the book, you could write a play inspired by the book, and that's what I did. I got to be so famous. I had to go around to every school and perform it. It was just so natural and fun.

I think some people wished I'd kept myself out of the book. But I kind of insist on it because I want the reader to share my engagement with the material, if you like, not pretend that I'm doing it completely intellectually.

Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.

How could I make a little book, when I have seen enough to make a dozen large books?

The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.

To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be that have tried it.

Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. Anyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books.

I'm very aware how many distractions the reader has in life today, how many good reasons there are to put the book down.

The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.

The Bible - it's sort of the other person in the room. There's this book, the reader, and the Bible.

It's a natural thing for people to say, you know, Who's in this book? I find myself get ting a little defensive. People come along and I'm waiting for that first question.

It took me 40 years to write my first book.

You want the book to be special, and they are not always going to be special, but at least you want that to be the ambition. So the only way that happens is if you are not pressing to write a book.

I would like to have the superpower of being able to touch a book and then gain all the knowledge out of that book without spending hours and days reading it.

I thought I'd write one book and the world would change overnight.

In a certain sense, this guy - who is one of the most evil people in the book - he's not really that bad at running the show, because he knows what he's doing, he's smart and he's got the big picture in mind. He's like the Godfather.

Here's my definition of a great beach read - a fabulous story that sucks me in like a black hole and when it's over, it jettisons my bones across the galaxy with a hair on fire mission to convince everyone I know that they must read that book or they will die.

I had been plunged into a different world. I found myself spending half my time answering weird questions on book tours in the Midwest. People would stand up and explain to me the situation in their office and ask me whether they should resign or not.

I've published one book before, and now I'm writing a book of essays and stories about life in Tokyo. And I have one book coming out in May in Germany, about fitness.

A book may be compared to your neighbour: if it be good it cannot last too long; if bad, you cannot get rid of it too early.

The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are.

I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.

The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason you must, does not commonly make friends with you.

From a good book, I want to be taken to the very edge. I want a glimpse into that outer darkness.

We really tried hard not to make it a cricket book, it appeals to a much wider community.

I much prefer working with kids whose life could be completely upended by a reading of a book over a weekend. You give them a book to read - they go home and come back a changed person. And that is so much more interesting and exciting.

If you're going to buy a real book, a paper book, there better be a good reason. Perhaps scarcity is one of those reasons.

I'm consciously aware, specifically with the comic book world, where there's a built-in fanbase. But, there's a little bit of leniency because there are a couple different universes.