#book

Writing became an obsessive compulsive habit but I had almost no money so I thought about being an urban firefighter and having lots of free time in which to write or becoming an English teacher and thinking about books and writers on a daily basis. That swayed me. ↗

— David Guterson

#almost #basis #became #becoming #being

Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well. ↗

— Mark Haddon

#books #conversation #good #good book #listens

There's something about each of my books that I'm really proud of, and there's something about each of my books that I cringe over. ↗

— Margaret Haddix

#books #cringe #each #i #over

I was well traveled, and I created this illusion of literacy through reading and writing. I wrote a book of short stories. ↗

— Tom T. Hall

#created #i #illusion #literacy #reading

Although Kurt Vonnegut may not be considered a humor writer, 'Breakfast of Champions' is one of the funniest books I've ever read. ↗

— Justin Halpern

#books #breakfast #champions #considered #ever

The 'EU in a Nutshell' is a miscellany of facts and anecdotes about the system which rules us. It's a book you can delve into in pursuit of a particular fact, or crack open for entertainment at virtually any page. ↗

— Daniel Hannan

#anecdotes #any #book #crack #delve

I enjoy about 1 out of 100 movies, it's about the same proportion to books published that I care to read. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#books #care #enjoy #i #i care

I asked a French critic a couple of years ago why my books did so well in France. He said it was because in my novels people both act and think. I got a kick out of that. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#ago #asked #because #books #both

I rarely read or buy a book because of a review. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#book #buy #i #rarely #read

Loads of computer graphics equals a terrible video in my book. ↗

— Dan Hawkins

#computer #equals #graphics #loads #terrible