One, I have a wonderful publisher, Black Sparrow Press; as long as they exist, they will keep me in print. And they claim they sell very respectable numbers of my books, so I guess, and it's true, every place I go, my books are in libraries and on bookshelves. Diane Wakoski - Poet Books, Libraries, Numbers, Press, Will Vote Up +0 Vote Down -0You already voted! Share ShareTweetShare0 Shares
I read numerous books - loads in fact - and, as I always do when recording a historical project, immersed myself into the subject matter. I spent many hours at Henry's old homes, such as Hampton Court, and visiting the Tower of London. I read no other books during that period. Rick Wakeman - Musician Books, Court, Fact, London, Old, Project Vote Up +0 Vote Down -0You already voted! Share ShareTweetShare0 Shares
I know many books which have bored their readers, but I know of none which has done real evil. Voltaire - Writer Books, Evil Vote Up +0 Vote Down -0You already voted! Share ShareTweetShare0 Shares
The multitude of books is making us ignorant. Voltaire - Writer Books Vote Up +0 Vote Down -0You already voted! Share ShareTweetShare0 Shares
The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all. Voltaire - Writer Books, Fire, Home, Property Vote Up +0 Vote Down -0You already voted! Share ShareTweetShare0 Shares
Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either. Gore Vidal - Novelist Books, Public, Today Vote Up +0 Vote Down -0You already voted! Share ShareTweetShare0 Shares
That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers. Gore Vidal - Novelist Books, Busyness, May, World, Writers Vote Up +0 Vote Down -0You already voted! Share ShareTweetShare0 Shares
With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy. Lope de Vega - Playwright Books, Envy, Flowers, Garden Vote Up +0 Vote Down -0You already voted! Share ShareTweetShare0 Shares
I like the idea of making big budget films with a heart. I like graphic novels more than comic books. Matthew Vaughn - Producer Books, Heart, Idea Vote Up +0 Vote Down -0You already voted! Share ShareTweetShare0 Shares
But, for instance, when I was awfully young, I read all the Oz books. They were an enormous influence on me. Jack Vance - Author Books, Influence Vote Up +0 Vote Down -0You already voted! Share ShareTweetShare0 Shares