Elena Ferrante Quotes
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
Oscar Wilde -
I read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
Frances McDormand -
There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.
Barbara Park -
I don't think about who the audience is for my books.
Joanne Rowling -
I'm a huge fan of e-books, but the more I buy and download, the more I worry that someone could just take them all away from me.
Warren Spector -
Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.
W. H. Auden
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You will always see big, chunky bags around me. I have always been fond of bags. Bags are extremely essential because I keep my books in them.
Yami Gautam -
I was always more interested in my books and my writing than going out. It's OK to say I'm a nerd. That's me.
Samantha Shannon -
May books spread the world over!
Yann Martel -
My favourite author as a child and teenager, and who I still re-read now, is K. M. Peyton. She writes very truthfully; sometimes I'm not sure if I've actually done things or just experienced them in her books.
Sadie Jones -
I wrote all four of my books at Starbucks.
Rainbow Rowell -
I have great admiration for the fact – checking team. Considering it takes me years to gather all the facts in my books, it's a daunting task for the fact – checkers to review all of that material in a matter of weeks.
Dan Brown
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Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.
Patricia Cornwell -
So many Christian leaders have been so tepid or downright silent on the advance of the homosexual agenda.
Randall Terry -
When I'm actually assembling a scene, I assemble it as a silent movie. Even if it's a dialog scene, I lip read what people are saying.
Walter Murch -
I am not scared of anyone. I will write and publish my books.
Taslima Nasrin -
But when I was a little kid, I was always writing stories and illustrating little books that I would create.
Patricia Cornwell -
Twitter is fun because it lets me stay in touch with all my original readers who grew up with my books. I love hearing from readers instantly on Twitter.
R. L. Stine
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A room without books is like a body without a soul.
Marcus Tullius Cicero -
There are certain authors that do not turn students on; it is the truth. Homer happens to be one of them.
William Scott -
Sparky's the only guy I know who's written more books than he's read.
Ernie Harwell -
I remember vividly, as a kid, my mother had 'Jesus Was a Capricorn' and used to listen to it over and over and over.
W. Earl Brown -
I always loved '90210' growing up. It was one of my favorites - the old-school '90210'.
Melissa Ordway -
Books are written so their authors can be heard, not so that they remain silent.
Elena Ferrante