#book

In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them. ↗

— John Selden

#books #may #name #others #own

A book is a book is a book. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

I do not remember any proper children's books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#books #childhood #children #exposed #i

I have to accept my role. I will never kill myself like Vincent Van Gogh. Nor will I paint beautiful water lilies like Monet. I can't do that. I'm in the idiot role of being a kiddie book person. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#beautiful #being #book #gogh #i

I write books that seem more suitable for children, and that's OK with me. They are a better audience and tougher critics. Kids tell you what they think, not what they think they should think. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#better #books #children #critics #i

There are certain pieces of music that are always attached to certain books. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#attached #books #certain #music #pieces

There's so much more to a book than just the reading. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#just #more #much #reading #than

I envy the people who say, 'oh, well, I've got my name in the golden book and I'm going to be entered into the pearly gates.' ↗

— William Shatner

#entered #envy #gates #going #golden

If you read my books, especially the Star Trek books and the Quest for Tomorrow books, you'll see in them the core theme of the basic humanistic questions that Star Trek asked. ↗

— William Shatner

#basic #books #core #especially #humanistic

There are too many books I haven't read, too many places I haven't seen, too many memories I haven't kept long enough. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

#enough #haven #i #kept #long