This Is A Book Quotes

A collection of books is the best of all universities.

In the poorest cottage are Books: is one Book, wherein for several thousands of years the spirit of man has found light, and nourishment, and an interpreting response to whatever is Deepest in him.

I call that [Book of Job], apart from all theories about it, one of the grandest things ever written with pen.

My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon.

Boughs are daily rifled By the gusty thieves, And the book of Nature Getteth short of leaves.

music, drawing, books, invention & exercise will be so many resources to you against ennui.

Books may be classed from the Faculties of the mind

Without books, I would certainly die.

We generally learn languages for the benefit of reading the books written in them

When I'm 75 years old, I want to say that I chased my dream. I didn't let other people's opinions dictate what I have in my book of my life.

As the years go by, I find myself experiencing God's extraordinary concern, consideration, healing, and what I call in my books, the divine therapy.

I reread Mesrine's book every year because the way the story is told is fascinating. Today, we don't have gangsters like Mesrine - he had humor.

Books are great for if you want to work on the craft of writing for yourself, or, you know, to write novels or indie films, stuff like that.

I actually think that Bandbox, by far the silliest of my books, is the best constructed of them.

I would probably have been very content as a scholar to have carried on organising exhibitions and writing books and teaching.

Therefore we say that a lying Spirit has been in the mouth of the writers of the books of the Bible.

When I write a book, I'm making it the best book I can.

Tod Goldberg has long been one of the most interesting writers around, and Gangsterland is his biggest and best book so far.

I don't think the problem is that people don't read enough mystery books, but that people don't read.

I do like to explore evil characters in my books.

In short, if you have any question about whether a particular movie, book, or other form of entertainment is appropriate, don’t see it, don’t read it, don’t participate.

The Book of Mormon changes lives.

I started writing serious books so late because I knew Id be accused of riding on my fathers coattails.

Is it not strange, that an infant should be heir of the whole world, and see those mysteries which the books of the learned never unfold?

An empty book is like an Infant's soul, in which anything may be written.

Criticism is part of being in the marketplace. If you can't take a bit of criticism, you shouldn't bother publishing a book.

Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book.

No one wants a masterpiece knocking around when your own book is looking for attention.

I am the only living person in the English speaking world who didn't have the Narnia books as a child.

The book is first and foremost something I made for myself.

I have a couple of thousand books in my personal library. Choosing a favorite is next to impossible. But I do love the written word.

I am aiming my books at anybody with no economics background.

All people, even secular people, are seeing books on the market like The End of History.

Music and movie scripts are books. You want to be literally moved and that's the sort of things I look for.

Books seem a little old-fashioned, but hey, I can do old-fashioned if it's good.

Most apologetic books are really written for Christians, even the ones that purport to be written for non-believers.

I consciously try not to play favorites with my characters or my books.

It's a juggling act. Every time I get going on the album stuff or being musical, acting kicks in and I book a job. It comes down to a money thing.

I teach for the Book Trust, which promotes reading and writing with children.

To me, I was always just standing on the sidelines because up until issue 50, we were just doing Spawn. I wasn't recruiting anybody because I didn't have any books for people to work on.

Dear Frank Einstein, Please invent time machine. Send your books back in time to me in 1978. Also a levitating skateboard. Tommy

It's pretty lonely and sad to be single. Every night was the same for me, I'd go home and curl up in bed with my favorite book. Well, actually it was a magazine.

Giving your book to Hollywood is like turning your daughter over to a pimp.

If you don't write the book, the book ain't gonna get written.

He made me think of all the books I hadn't read, and all the ones I'd read but hadn't fully understood.

Collections of books and other documents, either printed or electronic, are a form of congregation.

I want the public as well as libraries and schools to enjoy unlimited access to public-domain books. This means no charges for these kind of texts themselves.

A vibrant, rich, growing corpus of public-domain books is a vital public good - similar to parks, the infrastructure of basic services, and other hallmarks of any advanced society.

Ultimately, I think that the growth and sustainability of the e-book movement depends on authors and end-users (readers).

I think economics, content, and the ability to interact with content in new and different ways are what will drive the adoption of e-books.