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Booked Quotes (page 111)

Cory Doctorow quote: "What's the point of a houseful of books you've already read?"
What's the point of a houseful of books you've already read? Cory Doctorow
What do we mean - it is a common term of praise - when we say that a book is "original"? Not, usually, that the writer has invented something without precedent, but that she has made us "perceive" what we already, in a conceptual sense, "know", by deviating from the conventional, habitual ways of representing reality. Defamiliarization, in short, is another word for "originality". I shall have recourse to it again in these glances at the art of fiction. David Lodge
I hope you’re not planning on kicking me,” he said, not even bothering to look up from his book, “as hard as you did those doors.” “I will,” I said, “if the next words out of your mouth are Pierce, you just need to relax. Meg Cabot
Brian closed the condition book, pressed his fingers to his tired eyes. Like Paddy, he wasn't quite sure he trusted the computer, but he was willing to fiddle with it a bit. Three times a week he spent an hour trying to figure the damn thing out ith the notion that eventually he could use it to generate his charts. Graphics, they called it, he thought, shifting to give the machine a suspicious glare. Timesaving and efficient, if you believed all the hype. Well, tonight he was to damn tired to... Nora Roberts
Christopher Hitchens quote: "Everyone has a little book in them, and in most cases, that is..."
Everyone has a little book in them, and in most cases, that is where it should stay. Christopher Hitchens
There are so many people who have lived and died before you. You will never have a new problem; you're not going to ever have a new problem. Somebody wrote the answer down in a book somewhere. Will Smith
With the confidence and peace of mind native to true genius, I lay my life story before the world, so that the reader may learn how to educate himself to be a great tomcat, may recognize the full extent of my excellence, may love, value, honour and admire me- and worship me a little. Should anyone be audacious enough to think of casting doubt on the sterling worth of this remarkable book, let him reflect that he is dealing with a tomcat possessed of intellect, understanding, and sharp claws.... E. T. A. Hoffmann
Anthony Powell quote: "Literature illuminates like only to those for whom books are a..."
Literature illuminates like only to those for whom books are a necessity."From a character in a novel by Anthony Powell
Bret Easton Ellis quote: "When you love a book it loves you back."
When you love a book it loves you back. Bret Easton Ellis
I hate requests. They make me feel unhappy. It's like when I take a book out of the library. As soon as I start to read it, all I can think about is when I'll finish it. Haruki Murakami
What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at once.There is no beginning, no middle, no end, no suspense, no moral, no causes, no effects. When seen all at once, they produce an image of life that is beautiful and surprising and deep. Kurt Vonnegut
Emily Giffin quote: "It's heartbreaking when you love a book that fails. And it..."
It's heartbreaking when you love a book that fails. And it alwaysseems to happen to the nicest authors. Emily Giffin
Alan Bennett quote: "It was the kind of libraryhe had only read about in books."
It was the kind of libraryhe had only read about in books. Alan Bennett
Neil Gaiman quote: "The cartoon me writes the books cartoon people read in the..."
The cartoon me writes the books cartoon people read in the cartoon world, because they need things to read there too. Neil Gaiman
But then, look at me. My brain is incorrectly formed, and I'm shaped like a tube. Plus, I'm an alcoholic, a "survivor" of childhood sexual abuse, was raised in a cult and have no education. So, really, if you think about it, the only thing that separates me from the guy with the stinky foot and no teeth is a book deal and some cologne. Augusten Burroughs

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