Books Quotes

The people who loved me when I was seven years old love my books, and the people who didn't like me when I was seven years old don't like my books.

These days, there are many people around the world who listen to the songs that made me infamous and read the books that made me respectable.

The Pentagon can't even audit its own books. It doesn't even know where its money is going. And we refuse to have the tough forces go on the Pentagon so that at least they are efficient with the money they're spending.

You have very accurately described the difficulty of presenting my books on film: many of my characters are alone most of the time, and when they do talk, what they say is mostly lies. That can make for a pretty confusing film.

I think the people who would be the least interested in my work would be people who read lots of comic books.

The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.

In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them.

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.

Being an actor, you are recognized for being somebody else, whereas these books are distilled from me.

I have two books that were published quite some time ago. I start to read about three sentences. I have to close it. I am so self-conscious. Who did I think I was?

I like shows or films or books that have messages but don't beat people over the head with them.

There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my home; I remember taking six books home from every visit, the limit set by the library.

I have a good collection of cookery books. This is not so much because I like cooking, but because I like eating.

Books can now be on the stands within days from delivery of a formatted manuscript, and often are.

Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety of authors. And read with questions in your mind.

I never read a single book as a child. I did not read as a child. I worked on the farm. I had books in the classroom, but that was it. I never read a single book outside of the classroom.

One thing that's coming up a lot is: are you as grumpy as you appear from this Black Books thing.

I have read on a Kindle. But the Kindle we had only worked for about eight months then it stopped working. You don't have to get books repaired.

The act of writing... is the act of trying to understand why my opinion is what it is. And ultimately, I think that's the same experience the reader has when they pick up one of my books.

Serial killers are everywhere! Well, perhaps not in our neighborhood, but on our television screens, at the movie theatres, and in rows and rows of books at our local Borders or Barnes and Noble Booksellers.

The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone.

There's probably one more story about Bosnia that I'd like to do, because I spent a fair amount of time on the Serb side of the lines, which isn't apparent in the other books.

Buying books was a way anyone could acquire a work of art for very little.

We had to figure out how to produce books in a cost-effective way.

I buy thousands of books a year.

My own books drive themselves. I know roughly where a book is going to end, but essentially the story develops under my fingers. It's just a matter of joining the dots.

To read too many books is harmful.

I hope in my books I help children to see their strengths, and show them I have some idea of what they may occasionally be going through. Especially at tricky moments when it is easier to go back and evade things rather than go forwards and confront them.

I grew up without a television. It meant that I read lots of books and entertained myself.

But I like all the books. You've got to read them all to get the complete Harry Potter experience.