Quotes About Books

Literature is literature. Its purpose is to challenge and disorient us, to break us down a little bit so that we are forced to rebuild ourselves. Over time, over the course of many books, we construct a deeper, truer self.

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

Just the omission of Jane Austen's books alone would make a fairly good library out of a library that hadn't a book in it.

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.

Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

Because that's what Hermione does,' said Ron, shrugging. 'When in doubt, go to the library.

Humor is the oxygen of children's literature. There's a lot of competition for children's time, but even kids who hate to read want to read a funny book.

He is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.

There's something darn funny about an old librarian with a potty mouth.

Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from books read the day before.

It's true that I have spoken about doing a book before, but then everyone you speak to is planning to write a book.

First, a few words about this title. It isn't easy, coming up with book titles. A lot of the really good ones are taken. Thin Thighs in 30 Days, for example. Also The Bible.

I think my funny books are my favorites because I like to laugh so much.

Grandma told me Mama was once caught by the Principal for writing in the front of her book, "In Case of Fire, Throw This in First." I have never had so much respect for Mama as the day I heard this.

The chief knowledge that's man on from reading books is the knowledge that very few of them are worth reading.

The biggest critics of my books are the people who never read them.

I write funny nonfiction adventure books about crazy, serious worlds.

In my experience, it's not just that serious books get a hearing on comedy shows. But serious books get a serious hearing, as well as a funny one, on comedy shows.

If I could read a book, I'd definitely read one of yours.

The funny thing in France is that writers are not allowed to retire, because the French government say you are still earning money from books you wrote 20 years ago.

I wrote a few children's books... not on purpose.