Quotes About Books

Comme l'on serait savant si l'on connaissait bien seulement cinq à six livres. ( How wise one might be if one knew thoroughly only some half of a dozen books

I try to answer all my fan mail. Sometimes I get questions from people who obviously only read the Wiki but haven't read the books. I'm like, 'But you have to read the book or you're not going to get it.'

I absolutely love reading; it is a fantastic way of unwinding.

When I was a kid, I read the science-fiction shelves, and I read the fantasy shelves.

I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy.

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.

I thought I might get a part as a farmer. I knew about the books but I hadn't read them. A few weeks later, an actor whispered in my ear, 'It sounds like you're in line for James Herriot.' I read every book in about 48 hours.

My mother had been a Latin teacher, and she was always very fascinated with words. She and I shared books and responded to them.

I've bought pretty much every book ever written about the Alamo, and I talk to my friends that I've made over the past 15, 20 years. It's just a constant learning and fascinating thing for me.

I like books that are fat and full.

Books are a little better movies than just screenplays because there's more fat on the bone. There's more character development. There's more stuff to pick from.

I love character and voice, and my favourite books have been the ones in which I've become completely absorbed.

You're not supposed to have a favourite book - it's like children.

When I was growing up, I remember having read all the books in the library. I often tried to emulate my favourite writers.

As enjoyable as it is when you're just writing and getting feedback from family members, it's 10 times more enjoyable, or 100 times more enjoyable, when you actually start getting paid for it, and people start reading your books, and once in a while you get a good review.

When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books.

Feminism rotates between backlash and interest. And the cool thing about the Internet is that it's allowing women more access to their own history. Part of the problem before the Internet was that we didn't know which books to read. Someone had to tell you.

There aren't any fences to the imagination, and so there shouldn't be any for books.

The whole of Sheffield seems to be crazy about books. There are festivals and their own book awards, and their own children's book conferences for teachers and librarians.

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people who write know anything.

I loved reading all kinds of books, but I particularly loved books like 'Red Planet' by Robert Heinlein, which very few people read anymore but is a wonderful science fiction story.

I don't read Science Fiction.

If you look for me, I'm in the fiction section. Romance has its own section.

I fictionship. I love fictional men.