|

|

Advertisements

Books Quotes

All of my books are about researching. I do all the research and I give it to a writer who can put it in the written word better than I could Picture Quote #1

I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art. When you read some books they are fantastic, the writer touches something in you that you know you would not have brought out of yourself. He makes you discover something interesting in your life. If you are living like an animal, what is the point of living? What makes daily life interesting is that we try to transform it to something that is close to art Picture Quote #1

Though I am not an avid reader but I like romantic books. Love is a good thing. At times in love, there are disappointments…one must not keep expectations. I like to be positive in love. I believe in happy endings Picture Quote #1

I think I’m probably quite geeky in a lot of ways. I’m pretty into books, kind of obsessive about that Picture Quote #1

Books, in the plural lose their solidity of substance and become a gas, filling all available space Picture Quote #1

Having a family that loves books and loves to read has always created a common ground for communication Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

If there is any kind of legitimate ostalgia, it’s for everything we’ve never even seen, the women we’ve never slept with, never dreamed of, the friends we haven’t made, the books we’ve never read, all the food steaming in the pots we’ve never eaten out of. That’s the only real kind of nostalgia there is Picture Quote #1

Atheists tend to read only each other’s books and not the work of the religious thinkers they are supposedly refuting Picture Quote #1

The trick in writing children’s books is to set up danger, mystery and excitement on page one. Force the kid to turn the page... Then in the middle of each chapter there’s a dramatic point of excitement, and at chapter’s end, a cliffhanger Picture Quote #1

And the process of reading is such a private one. I once came into a room where a friend of mine was reading one of my books, and he clicked his tongue impatiently and shooed me off Picture Quote #1

I myself don’t know what makes my books work. I enter a bookstore and I’m frankly overwhelmed by the number of books in most of them, and I know people are buying mine Picture Quote #1

The art of reading is the art of adopting the pace the author has set. Some books are fast and some are slow, but no book can be understood if it is taken at the wrong speed Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

The beauty of literature is you allow readers to see things through other peoples eyes. All good books do this Picture Quote #1

I think it’s difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books. They’re embarrassed to have people see them doing it Picture Quote #1

It is this language of values which I hope to bring to my books... I want to bring values to those who have not been valued, and I want to etch those values in terms of the ideal. Young people need ideals which identify them, and their lives, as central... guideposts which tell them what they can be, should be, and indeed are Picture Quote #1

Gold, silver, jewels, purple garments, houses built of marble, groomed estates, pious paintings, caparisoned steeds, and other things of this kind offer a mutable and superficial pleasure; books give delight to the very marrow of one’s bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense intimacy Picture Quote #1

Whence shall come the new barbarians? Go through the squalid quarters of great cities, and you may see, even now, their gathering hordes! How shall learning perish? Men will cease to read, and books will kindle fires and be turned into cartridges Picture Quote #1

I cannot sufficiently celebrate the glorious liberty that reigns in the public libraries of the twentieth century as compared with the intolerable management of those of the nineteenth century, in which the books were jealously railed away from the people, and obtainable only at an expenditure of time and red tape calculated to discourage any ordinary taste for literature Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

I cannot think of any work that could be more agreeable and fun than making books for children Picture Quote #1

When I write a book, I put everything I have into it; so the more I have, the more the books become. Some people get freaked out by them: mostly the people who believe, mistakenly, that fantasy is about escaping reality. To them I say: If you have a problem with reality, you should be spending more time dealing with your life, and less time reading popcorn fantasy Picture Quote #1

I keep writing children’s books, I keep making children’s books, because I still have them inside of me Picture Quote #1

Living your life is a long and doggy business... And stories and books help. Some help you with the living itself. Some help you just take a break. The best do both at the same time Picture Quote #1

How could anyone not want to live when there were so many things to live for? There were rainy nights and wind and the slap of the sea and the moon. There were books to read and pictures to paint and music Picture Quote #1

My books usually end where they began. I try to bring characters back to a point that is familiar but different because of the growth that they have gone through Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

A good bookshop is not just about selling books from shelves, but reaching out into the world and making a difference Picture Quote #1

I do believe that books can change lives and give people this kind of language they wouldn’t have had otherwise Picture Quote #1

I’m a maniacal perfectionist. And if I weren’t, I wouldn’t have this company... I have proven that being a perfectionist can be profitable and admirable when creating content across the board: in television, books, newspapers, radio, videos Picture Quote #1

The novel form is about the protagonist’s struggle to transform his arbitrary, fragmented, given experience into a narrative as meaningful as his favorite books Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to be shut out from the truth. If they ban books, they might as well lock us away from the world Picture Quote #1

You must take a year off, one of these days, before you’re old and tired and weighed down by responsibility. Go away somewhere, and read. Read all the important books. Educate yourself, then you’ll see the world in a different way Picture Quote #1

1 - 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 - 99

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Advertisements

Text Quotes

All of my books are about researching. I do all the research and I give it to a writer who can put it in the written word better than I could (Books Quotes) I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art. When you read some books they are fantastic, the writer touches something in you that you know you would not have brought out of yourself. He makes you discover something interesting in your life. If you are living like an animal, what is the point of living? What makes daily life interesting is that we try to transform it to something that is close to art (Books Quotes) Though I am not an avid reader but I like romantic books. Love is a good thing. At times in love, there are disappointments…one must not keep expectations. I like to be positive in love. I believe in happy endings (Books Quotes) I think I’m probably quite geeky in a lot of ways. I’m pretty into books, kind of obsessive about that (Books Quotes) Books, in the plural lose their solidity of substance and become a gas, filling all available space (Books Quotes) Having a family that loves books and loves to read has always created a common ground for communication (Books Quotes) If there is any kind of legitimate ostalgia, it’s for everything we’ve never even seen, the women we’ve never slept with, never dreamed of, the friends we haven’t made, the books we’ve never read, all the food steaming in the pots we’ve never eaten out of. That’s the only real kind of nostalgia there is (Books Quotes) Atheists tend to read only each other’s books and not the work of the religious thinkers they are supposedly refuting (Books Quotes) The trick in writing children’s books is to set up danger, mystery and excitement on page one. Force the kid to turn the page... Then in the middle of each chapter there’s a dramatic point of excitement, and at chapter’s end, a cliffhanger (Books Quotes) And the process of reading is such a private one. I once came into a room where a friend of mine was reading one of my books, and he clicked his tongue impatiently and shooed me off (Books Quotes) I myself don’t know what makes my books work. I enter a bookstore and I’m frankly overwhelmed by the number of books in most of them, and I know people are buying mine (Books Quotes) The art of reading is the art of adopting the pace the author has set. Some books are fast and some are slow, but no book can be understood if it is taken at the wrong speed (Books Quotes) The beauty of literature is you allow readers to see things through other peoples eyes. All good books do this (Books Quotes) I think it’s difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books. They’re embarrassed to have people see them doing it (Books Quotes) It is this language of values which I hope to bring to my books... I want to bring values to those who have not been valued, and I want to etch those values in terms of the ideal. Young people need ideals which identify them, and their lives, as central... guideposts which tell them what they can be, should be, and indeed are (Books Quotes) Gold, silver, jewels, purple garments, houses built of marble, groomed estates, pious paintings, caparisoned steeds, and other things of this kind offer a mutable and superficial pleasure; books give delight to the very marrow of one’s bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense intimacy (Books Quotes) Whence shall come the new barbarians? Go through the squalid quarters of great cities, and you may see, even now, their gathering hordes! How shall learning perish? Men will cease to read, and books will kindle fires and be turned into cartridges (Books Quotes) I cannot sufficiently celebrate the glorious liberty that reigns in the public libraries of the twentieth century as compared with the intolerable management of those of the nineteenth century, in which the books were jealously railed away from the people, and obtainable only at an expenditure of time and red tape calculated to discourage any ordinary taste for literature (Books Quotes) I cannot think of any work that could be more agreeable and fun than making books for children (Books Quotes) When I write a book, I put everything I have into it; so the more I have, the more the books become. Some people get freaked out by them: mostly the people who believe, mistakenly, that fantasy is about escaping reality. To them I say: If you have a problem with reality, you should be spending more time dealing with your life, and less time reading popcorn fantasy (Books Quotes) I keep writing children’s books, I keep making children’s books, because I still have them inside of me (Books Quotes) Living your life is a long and doggy business... And stories and books help. Some help you with the living itself. Some help you just take a break. The best do both at the same time (Books Quotes) How could anyone not want to live when there were so many things to live for? There were rainy nights and wind and the slap of the sea and the moon. There were books to read and pictures to paint and music (Books Quotes) My books usually end where they began. I try to bring characters back to a point that is familiar but different because of the growth that they have gone through (Books Quotes) A good bookshop is not just about selling books from shelves, but reaching out into the world and making a difference (Books Quotes) I do believe that books can change lives and give people this kind of language they wouldn’t have had otherwise (Books Quotes) I’m a maniacal perfectionist. And if I weren’t, I wouldn’t have this company... I have proven that being a perfectionist can be profitable and admirable when creating content across the board: in television, books, newspapers, radio, videos (Books Quotes) The novel form is about the protagonist’s struggle to transform his arbitrary, fragmented, given experience into a narrative as meaningful as his favorite books (Books Quotes) I don’t want to be shut out from the truth. If they ban books, they might as well lock us away from the world (Books Quotes) You must take a year off, one of these days, before you’re old and tired and weighed down by responsibility. Go away somewhere, and read. Read all the important books. Educate yourself, then you’ll see the world in a different way (Books Quotes)

1 - 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 - 99