Book Quotes
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I view askance a book that remains undisturbed for a year. Oughtn't it to have a ticket of leave? I think I may safely say no bookin my library remains unopened a year at a time, except my own works and Tennyson's.
Carolyn Wells -
I never imagined I'd write a book.
Simon Sinek
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I'm a bit of a book worm, so a lot of the songs I write are inspired by books.
Brooke Fraser Hillsong Worship -
What a big book, captain, might be made with all that is known!" "And what a much bigger book still with all that is not known!
Jules Verne -
What's important to me is that I put messages out, whether it's a TED talk, whether it's a book.
Simon Sinek -
You have to be smart enough to see the world for yourself and honest. The whole book-publicity thing is not really honest, at base.
Ethan Canin -
I'm a big reader, so I tend to already know the books when they're adapted into something.
Carrie Coon -
Perhaps it is partly that we need to love books ourselves as parents, grandparents and teachers in order to pass on that passion for stories to our children. It's not about testing and reading schemes, but about loving stories and passing on that passion to our children.
Michael Morpurgo
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I thought that deserved a book and feel like the door needs to be open so people can say, "Ok, here we go, let's deal with this" because we're not dealing with it. I'm waiting for somebody to write another book but it hasn't happened yet, though I guess mine's only been out for a year and a half.
Brad Warner -
I think “The Book of Mormon” has made that difference in its field. It changed the game. It’s something that 20 years from now people will still be talking about, hopefully. That’s my goal as an artist, as a creator, as a work for hire, is to choose projects that make people think, make people talk, and make people interested in having a dialogue.
Josh Gad -
No matter how many times people say it - 'Oh, I'm just writing this for myself' 'Oh, I'm just doing this for myself' - nobody's doing it for themselves! You're doing it for an audience. So whether I'm performing or writing a book or playing music, it's definitely to be put out there and to be received in some way, definitely.
Steve Martin -
He often envied people who hadn't read his favourite books. They had such happiness before them.
Charles Finch -
I discovered you can get closer to a characters thoughts and feelings in a book than in a film.
Morris Gleitzman -
It is a book that challenges the reader to action, and in taking that action, to greater service to themselves, their families, their communities, and their Maker.
Bob Buford
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On the other hand, I still approach each book with the same basic plan in mind - to put some people under severe stress and see how they hold up.
Terry Brooks -
Everyone in my book accuses everyone else of being crazy. Frankly, I think the whole society is nuts - and the question is: What does a sane man do in an insane society?
Joseph Heller -
This book is written for those who want more Jesus. It is for those who are bored with what American Christianity offers. It is for those who don't want to plateau, those who would rather die before their convictions do.
Francis Chan -
I've lost my writing skills since college. I couldn't write a book. It would take a long time.
Stephen Malkmus Pavement -
I jealously guard my research time and I love fully immersing myself in those dusty old books and papers. It's one of the most enjoyable parts of my job.
Sara Sheridan -
A book should push the reader to confront himself and the world.
Elena Ferrante
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Coming off of 'Book of Mormon,' I had a lot of opportunities. I didn't want to do TV, actually. I really wanted to get paid nothing and keep doing theater at all costs.
Josh Gad -
Anyway, several rewrites later, Del Rey Books did publish my first novel, and it did become the first work of fiction on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list.
Terry Brooks -
Write a book you'd like to read. If you wouldn't read it, why would anybody else? Don't write for a perceived audience or market. It may well have vanished by the time your book's ready.
Hilary Mantel -
I had my success too soon. Three books published with Scribners in New York before I was 30.
Morley Callaghan