Subject: Communication » Books (Page 3)

The Book of Life begins with a man and a woman in a garden… it ends with Revelations.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor

The reason why so few good books are written is that so few people who can write know anything.

(1826 – 1877) English economist & journalist

I do a lot of reading on serial killers – mostly How To books.

(1952 – ) comedian, actress & writer

It is part of prudence to thank an author for his book before reading it, so as to avoid the necessity of lying about it afterwards.

(1863 – 1952) Spanish American philosopher, essayist, poet & novelist

With the birth of a child you lose two novels.

(1955 – ) Scottish writer

No books are lost by loaning except those you particularly wanted to keep.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator

Outside of a dog, a book is your best friend, and inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

I’m not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia; let them walk to school like I did!

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

Doing a book signing tomorrow at Barnes & Noble… bring your own book… I haven't written one yet.

(1975 – ) American stand-up comedian & television host

If God had written the Bible, the first line should have been 'It's round.

(1962 – ) English stand-up comedian & actor

Those big-shot writers could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar.

(1918 – 2006) American writer

Books are for people who don't have ideas of their own.

(1984 – ) American stand-up comedian

Never read any book in which the author’s name appears in gold or silver on the cover.

No matter which book you need, it's on the bottom shelf.

I have decided to keep a full journal, in the hope that my life will perhaps seem more interesting when it is written down.

(1946 – 2014) English writer & humorist

A best seller was a book which somehow sold well simply because it was selling well.

(1914 – ) historian

If I had a bookstore I would make all the mystery novels hard to find.

(1973 – ) American comedian

A good novel tells us the truth about it's hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist

Research is reading two books that have never been read in order to write a third that will never be read.