A book is good company. It is full of conversation without loquacity. It comes to your longing with full instruction, but pursues you never. Henry Ward Beecher bookcompanyconversation Change image and share on social
A book is kind of like a river; I simply jump in and start swimming. Melody Carlson bookjumpkind Change image and share on social
A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection with the things it holds together. Norman Cousins bookconnectionhold Change image and share on social
A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man. Carl Sandburg bookdeadgenius Change image and share on social
A book is not an example of 'women's writing' simply because it is written by a woman. Writing may become 'women's writing' when it could not have been written by a man. Rachel Cusk bookmansimply Change image and share on social
A book is not necessarily made of paper. A book is not necessarily made to be read on a Kindle. A book is a collection of text, organized in one of a variety of ways. You could say that words printed on paper and bound between cloth covers will someday be obsolete. But if and when that day comes, there will still be a thing called books. James Gleick bindbookcall share on social
A book is one kind of an art form and a film is a different art form. I think as a writer you just have to say, well the book is one thing, and the film is a completely different one. Lisa See artbookcompletely Change image and share on social
A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare - let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel. Chaim Potok anticipatebiblebook share on social
A book is simply the container of an idea like a bottle; what is inside the book is what matters. Angela Carter bookbottlecontainer Change image and share on social
A book is still atemporal. It is you, in silence, hearing voices in your head, unfolding at a time that has nothing to do with the timescale of reading. And for the hours that we retreat into this moratorium, with the last form of private and silent human activity that isn't considered pathological, we are outside of time. Richard Powers activityatemporalbook share on social