books Quotes

All good books have one thing in common - they are truer than if they had really happened.

You know, we love stories and we love narrative; we love to get lost in an author's world.

The key thing about a book is that you lose yourself in the author's world.

I think the definition of a book is changing.

For people who are readers, reading is important to them.

I read poetry to save time.

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

I read the Bible to myself; I'll take any translation, any edition, and read it aloud, just to hear the language, hear the rhythm, and remind myself how beautiful English is.

For a person who grew up in the '30s and '40s in the segregated South, with so many doors closed without explanation to me, libraries and books said, 'Here I am, read me.' Over time I have learned I am at my best around books.

I discovered Deborah Ellis's books in the school library after my head teacher encouraged me to go beyond the school curriculum and look for books I might enjoy.