Katherine Paterson, on reading:

Reading has made such a profound difference to my life.
I'm sure I became a writer because of the power of literature in my own life.

- Katherine Paterson.

Julia Alvarez, on books:

A book does not discriminate against any reader.

All are welcome at the table of literature.

– Julia Alvarez.

Ann Patchett, on writing:

It was all in my head and now all I had to do was figure out a way to get it down on paper.

- Ann Patchett.

Anne Rice, on writing:

If you want to be a writer, write.

Write and write and write.

If you stop, start again.

Save everything that you write.

If you feel blocked, write through it until you feel your creative juices flowing again.

Write.

Writing is what makes a writer, nothing more and nothing less.

- Anne Rice.

Iris Murdoch, on reading and writing:

Reading and writing and the preservation of language and its forms

and the kind of eloquence and the kind of beauty which the language is capable of

is terribly important to the human beings because this is connected to thought.

 – Iris Murdoch.

Things book lovers do ...

Shannon Hale, on writing:

Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.

- Shannon Hale.

Iris Murdoch, on literature:

The most essential and fundamental aspect of culture is the study of literature,

since this is an education in how to picture and understand human situations.

– Iris Murdoch.

Rebecca Stead, on pajamas:

Pajamas are good for the soul.

- Rebecca Stead.

I can't imagine a world without art:

Earth without art is just "eh".

- Author unknown.

Toni Morrison, on life & art:

Your life is already artful-waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.

- Toni Morrison.

Just one more chapter ... and another ... and another ...

Everybody should believe in something.

I believe I'll read another chapter.

Jackie Kennedy, on books and reading:

Love of books is the best of all.

– Jackie Kennedy.

Coffee and a book ... my perfect day!

Coffee and a book ... my perfect day!

Jean Craighead George, on reading:

I love to travel, but when I really want to escape, I read a book.

- Jean Craighead George.

Go on an adventure ... simply by reading a book:

Mary McGrory, on writing:

If there is a secret to writing, I haven't found it yet.

All I know is you need to sit down, clear your mind, and hang in there.

- Mary McGrory.

Buy books ...

You can't buy happiness, but you can buy books.

And that's kind of the same thing.

George R. R. Martin, on reading:

The great thing about reading is that it broadens your life.

- George R. R. Martin.

Reading ...

Reading ...

that place where you're by yourself, but you are never alone.