Quotes of: History-book Keyword

With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, quite apart from me.

Madeleine L'Engle

A love of books, of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love of learning.

Laura Bush

I love books so much. I've read more books than anyone else I know.

Daniel Tammet

There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read.

G.K. Chesterton

Those of us who are blamed when old for reading childish books were blamed when children for reading books too old for us.

C.S. Lewis

What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects--with their Christianity latent.

C.S. Lewis

People who are readers of fiction aren't particularly interested in comic books.

Harvey Pekar

How could I make a little book, when I have seen enough to make a dozen large books?

John James Audubon

If you cannot judge a book by its cover, surely we should not judge an author by one book alone?

E.A. Bucchianeri

I have always loved reading books for children and young adults, particularly when those books are mysteries.

Eleanor Catton

I think 'Game Of Thrones' is incredibly true to the books. I think the fans will, hopefully, be very pleased with how true to the books we are.

Emilia Clarke

Books! I dunno if I ever told you this, but books are the greatest gift one person can give another.

Bono

I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar.

Bill Sienkiewicz

Books are ... companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of mind. Books are humanity in print.

Barbara W. Tuchman

Authors of books are not given very much control over the films that are made from their books.

Chris Van Allsburg

When I became obsessed with Winston Churchill, I wrote a book about Churchill. What a joy it was to write that book!

Gretchen Rubin

You think you choose the subjects of your books. But sometimes, in ways you don't know, the books choose you.

J. R. Moehringer

I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book

J.K. Rowling

My goal is to write books that are quality books with very real characters and a gripping plot.

John Searles

Back in the day, I used to read 'Archie,' but I haven't been a comic book aficionado.

Danai Gurira

Each of them is a book through which other books dream. (referring to Nodier's SMARRA and TRILBY)

John Clute