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Good Book Quotes
Quotes celebrating the power of a good book
From the idea that a great book can be enjoyed by readers of every age to the notion that authors themselves learn the most from their own work, these good book quotes explore why stories matter. See more in our Book collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
Readers really want to come back to an author; they do not want a one-book wonder. That is all very well, but to be career author, you have to be prepared to write one really good book and then write another really good book and keep feeding your readers. You build your audience over a long time.
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I checked to see if there'd been a really good book published in the last few decades. Then I started with what Cleopatra would have read, asking myself, 'What can we know about her education?' It turns out to be a very great deal, and bizarrely, no one had written about that before.
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A good book ought to bring out lots of different responses from those that read it - none of them pre-planned, and all of them very personal. Whatever they take away from the reading of the book is valuable.
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What makes a good book and what makes a good movie are totally different things.
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I think kids want the same thing from a book that adults want - a fast-paced story, characters worth caring about, humor, surprises, and mystery. A good book always keeps you asking questions, and makes you keep turning pages so you can find out the answers.
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Every really good book was written a little at a time, over time, in tremendous confusion and doubt.
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Don't get me wrong, I love watching episodes of my favorite shows on Hulu and reading the daily trash on PageSix, but I also embrace the opportunity to settle down with a good book and let my mind travel to another place and time.
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You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.
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A good book written for children can be read by adults.
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There were times over the years when life was not easy, but if you're working a few hours a day and you've got a good book to read, and you can go outside to the beach and dig for clams, you're okay.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I blurbed a nice book, not at all like my book 'The Big Oyster,' called 'The Essential Oyster.' I blurbed a pretty good book about meat called 'Meathooked.'
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- Nov 07, 2020
Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's nothing better than curling up with a good book and sitting in front of the fire on winter evenings.
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