Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jane Smiley

There weren't too many books by women that were taught in school, so I read those on my own, and the books I read were as accessible as the ones we were reading in school.

Jane Smiley

a bookstore is one of the few places where all the cantankerous, conflicting, alluring voices of the world co-exist in peace and order and the avid reader is as free as a person can possibly be, because she is free to choose among them.

Lisa Randall

If you look through the shelves of science books, you'll find row after row of books written by men. This can be terribly off-putting for women.

Miley Cyrus

The reason I never want a book to end is that I start to feel like the characters are my friends. I'll miss them when they're gone.

Michael Lewis

There are enough books in the world. You want to write the ones that are good. The minute you write books because you need the income not because you think you have a good subject, you should just stop. There are sixty thousand books published in this country every year, and most of them are crap.

I bring in books that are interesting to the students but I also try to challenge them a little bit. I love this program because my grandchildren are too little to read to me yet.

Julian Barnes

I briefly considered writing it as a non-fiction book but the fact of the matter is that George left few traces,

Andrew Williams

I booked a hostel months ago. When I got here I thought I'd try to find a hotel, the only thing I found was in a four-star hotel for 690 euros ($817) a night, four-times their normal rate.

Carlos Ruiz

I booked a flight last-minute to El Paso ... and the weather was gorgeous. It didn't seem like there was much going to happen. It didn't look like storm weather.

Sachin Tendulkar

I am sure this book would soon become a collector's item.

I am very excited about working with Rodmell Press owners Donald Moyer and Linda Cogozzo, who really understand what this book is all about, and about why healthy breathing is so important in today's stressful world.

Categories showing particular strength for the month included jewelry, home fashions, electronics, seasonal items, stationery, horticulture, cosmetics, consumables, books and photography.

Bud's kind of a perfectionist. He was always changing his swing, reading golf magazines and books to get tips on ways to improve.

Basically, you can tour the entire facility and see if it's something you like. If you like what you see, you can go right online and book a tee time. You don't have to call.

Amy Anderson

Because of the Olympics, we decided the books had to have something to do with competition, teamwork and sportsmanship.

Because they are inherently social, people find value in reading the same books and watching the same movies that others do.

Sarah Rees Brennan

I'm a girl, so I've experienced dismissal because I was a girl or because I write about girls: my book with a guy protagonist is treated as more literary and worthy than my other books with girl protagonists.

Chris Rankin

I'm also a fan of the books, long before I got into the movie.

Danny Wallace

I'm a long-time fan of Rob Long, and his books are hugely re-readable, detailing the ins and outs of being a Hollywood comedy writer with a past success but with everything to prove.

Mary Roach

I'm always imposing my taste in books on others. I hope that people enjoy being surprised by a book they might not otherwise read - I enjoy the surprise myself when others do this to me.

Martin Luther

I maintain that some Jew wrote it (the Book of James) who probably heard about Christian people but never encountered any

I look forward to Alex's return to the races. The book isn't over ... there are still more chapters to be written to this story. As always, the health of the horse is most important.

Bill Nye

My dad was fascinated with sundials. He photographed hundreds of them and wrote a book about them. He designed a Nye family dial that kept time at our house in Washington, DC.

Pete Townshend

My autobiography now offers me the chance to lay down my life story and place recent events in proper context, ... I have had a long and lumbering life -- this book will take time.

More than 60 percent of low-income families have no books in their homes for children.

More people play video games than watch movies, read books, listen to music and watch TV combined. We're doing everything we can to have the industry come of age.

Moody and I are friends and decided to transcribe this book so others could use it.

More memos have gone out, books have gone out. There's a video that players are watching in spring training.

Martha Stewart

My goal with this book is to help people turn their passions into successful businesses, as I did myself through many of the things I learned over the years,

Jenna Jameson

My heart is a gypsy - continuously searching for a home, fighting within itself, wondering whether it is weak or even right for that matter to be searching in the first place. Lonliness is what it feels like...

My gut instinct is someone or some gang of thieves is targeting books (being held in places) with light security.

Carrie Coon

My husband and I are huge bibliophiles. He's always reading 'The New York Times Book Review' and then ordering 20 books online.

Chip Kidd

My hope is that when people first see the cover, they won't understand what they are seeing. Then, only as they read the book or the flap copy will that image change from dishes with dust on them to something else.