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Books Quotes

Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them Picture Quote #1

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most Picture Quote #1

I read less and less. I have not forgiven books for their failure to tell me the truth and make me happy Picture Quote #1

Never loan a book to someone if you expect to get it back. Loaning books is the same as giving them away Picture Quote #1

Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one Picture Quote #1

Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books Picture Quote #1

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What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we spend altogether on our libraries, public or private, as compared with what we spend on our horses? Picture Quote #1

I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read Picture Quote #1

My room for books and study or for sitting and thinking about nothing in particular to see what would happen was at the end of a hall Picture Quote #1

To buy books would be a good thing if we also could buy the time to read them Picture Quote #1

If I’m riding my bike I just replay the same scenarios over and over in my head, like I haven’t had a new mental adventure since high school. So that’s what I like about books on tape, so my mind can’t wander anywhere Picture Quote #1

Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t start working on children’s books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children’s floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed Picture Quote #1

An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children Picture Quote #1

Isn’t it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow? Picture Quote #1

I think my sensibility is very literary; all my books were built as books, and I wasn’t thinking about them being movies Picture Quote #1

For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives Picture Quote #1

I wrote two plotted books, got some of the fundamentals of storytelling down, then... it’s sort of like taking the training wheels off, trying to write a book that’s fun in the same way without relying on quite such mechanical or external beats Picture Quote #1

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I am a writer of books in retrospect. I talk in order to understand; I teach in order to learn Picture Quote #1

Every reader knows about the feeling that characters in books seem more real than real people Picture Quote #1

We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study Picture Quote #1

Books are those faithful mirrors that reflect to our mind the minds of sages and heroes Picture Quote #1

I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of books, not the first Picture Quote #1

I love the idea that we put in jokes the kids don’t get. And that later, when they grow up and read a few books and go to college and watch the show again, they can get it on a completely different level Picture Quote #1

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Children simply don’t make the distinction; a book is either good or bad. And some of the books they think are good are very, very bad indeed Picture Quote #1

I started writing books for children because I could illustrate them myself and because, in my innocence, I thought they’d be easier Picture Quote #1

I’ve written 16 children’s books and five unpublished novels. Some of the latter were breathtakingly bad Picture Quote #1

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own Picture Quote #1

Some people act as though art that is for a mass audience is not good art, and I think this has been a very negative thing. I know that I have wanted very much to write books that are accessible to the widest audience possible Picture Quote #1

I don’t want my books to exclude anyone, but if they have to, then I would rather they excluded the people who feel they are too smart for them! Picture Quote #1

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Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them (Books Quotes) The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most (Books Quotes) I read less and less. I have not forgiven books for their failure to tell me the truth and make me happy (Books Quotes) Never loan a book to someone if you expect to get it back. Loaning books is the same as giving them away (Books Quotes) Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one (Books Quotes) Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books (Books Quotes) What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we spend altogether on our libraries, public or private, as compared with what we spend on our horses? (Books Quotes) I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read (Books Quotes) My room for books and study or for sitting and thinking about nothing in particular to see what would happen was at the end of a hall (Books Quotes) To buy books would be a good thing if we also could buy the time to read them (Books Quotes) If I’m riding my bike I just replay the same scenarios over and over in my head, like I haven’t had a new mental adventure since high school. So that’s what I like about books on tape, so my mind can’t wander anywhere (Books Quotes) Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads (Books Quotes) I didn’t start working on children’s books until I got a job at a book warehouse on the children’s floor. When I started reading some of the books, I was so impressed (Books Quotes) An author who speaks about their own books is almost as bad as a mother who speaks about her own children (Books Quotes) Isn’t it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow? (Books Quotes) I think my sensibility is very literary; all my books were built as books, and I wasn’t thinking about them being movies (Books Quotes) For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives (Books Quotes) I wrote two plotted books, got some of the fundamentals of storytelling down, then... it’s sort of like taking the training wheels off, trying to write a book that’s fun in the same way without relying on quite such mechanical or external beats (Books Quotes) I am a writer of books in retrospect. I talk in order to understand; I teach in order to learn (Books Quotes) Every reader knows about the feeling that characters in books seem more real than real people (Books Quotes) We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study (Books Quotes) Books are those faithful mirrors that reflect to our mind the minds of sages and heroes (Books Quotes) I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of books, not the first (Books Quotes) I love the idea that we put in jokes the kids don’t get. And that later, when they grow up and read a few books and go to college and watch the show again, they can get it on a completely different level (Books Quotes) Children simply don’t make the distinction; a book is either good or bad. And some of the books they think are good are very, very bad indeed (Books Quotes) I started writing books for children because I could illustrate them myself and because, in my innocence, I thought they’d be easier (Books Quotes) I’ve written 16 children’s books and five unpublished novels. Some of the latter were breathtakingly bad (Books Quotes) Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own (Books Quotes) Some people act as though art that is for a mass audience is not good art, and I think this has been a very negative thing. I know that I have wanted very much to write books that are accessible to the widest audience possible (Books Quotes) I don’t want my books to exclude anyone, but if they have to, then I would rather they excluded the people who feel they are too smart for them! (Books Quotes)

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