#boo

A lie was something you told because you were mean or a coward. A story was something you made up out of something that might have happened. Only you didn't tell it like it was, you told it like you thought it should have been. ↗

— Betty Smith

#writing #writing-books

In a weak moment, I have written a book. ↗

— Margaret Mitchell

#writing-books

I guess there are never enough books. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#reading #sufficiency #reading-books

We live and breathe words. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#living #reading #words #reading-books

Why can't people just sit and read books and be nice to each other? ↗

— David Baldacci

#peace #people #reading #world #reading-books

One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures. ↗

— George W. Bush

#dumb #reading #reading-books

I write sets of books, but I've also written a lot of orphans. ↗

— Lynn Abbey

#books #i #i write #lot #orphans

I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books. ↗

— Lynn Abbey

#believes #bestowed #books #characters #free

My writing has to support more than my research habit, but I love to curl up with a book about some dusty corner of history. ↗

— Lynn Abbey

#book #corner #curl #dusty #habit

I am really impressed by lawyers who write books and tell us that they never lost a case. Most lawyers who have never lost a case have not had enough hard cases. But there are very difficult cases out there. ↗

— Floyd Abrams

#books #case #cases #difficult #enough