Quotes of: Book Keyword

When you re-read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before.

Clifton Fadiman

Every reader knows about the feeling that characters in books seem more real than real people.

Cornelia Funke

I just did a picture book called The Wildest Brother on Earth, and you will find both of my children in there.

Cornelia Funke

No one can tell you what you can and cannot put in your book. So be brave and just write!

Chrys Fey

This is a little secret that all writers share: We have two lives; the one we live on Earth and the one we live in our books.

Chrys Fey

A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in any other way.

Caroline Gordon

Then I found books that were written much later, as late as 15 years ago. It was very superficial material, but enough to tell me that the genesis of this story was worth exploring.

Charles Guggenheim

Most of the books that feature supernatural characters blending with the modern world and are usually set in big cities.

Charlaine Harris

My dream when I was 14 was someday I could have a David Levine caricature of me in 'The New York Review of Books.'

Chris Hayes

There is a sort of theory that you should adapt bad books because they always make more successful films.

Christopher Hampton

The Koran shows every sign of being thrown together by human beings, as do all the other holy books.

Christopher Hitchens

Remember, you are the same today as you will be in five years, except for two things: the people you meet and the books you read. Choose both carefully.

Charlie Jones

I appreciate a book intended to be judged by its cover. The insincere readers are often weeded out while the sincere readers remain curious.

Criss Jami

You are the same today that you are going to be five years from now except for two things: the people with whom you associate and the books you read.

Charles Jones

Book writing is a little different because, in my case, my editor is a year younger than me and basically has the same sensibility as me.

Chuck Klosterman

Some books are so vivid, I think the words fell off the page and worked their way inside my head.

Carla H. Krueger

When I read a daring book or listen to rebellious music, I feel like I've found what freedom really means.

Carla H. Krueger

People who love reading get an instantly warm feeling in their bellies when they hear others describe getting comfortable with a good book.

Carla H. Krueger

I know another New York Times bestselling author - Beth Kephart - she self-published one of her books.

Caroline Leavitt

No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.

C.S. Lewis

I wrote my first book at eight, all of four pages. At 10, I did a 40-page story. At 12, I wrote two stage plays.

Caitlin Moran