Subject: Communication » Books (Page 6)

What kind of tattoo would a librarian get?… ‘Books kick ass’?

American comedian

This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only read two.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

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

This is the best biography by me I have ever read.

(1903 – 1992) American bandleader & TV host

Foreword: An author’s apology.

Most new books are forgotten within a year, especially by those who borrow them.

(1899 – 1995) humorist

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

(1984 – ) American stand-up comedian

There is no thief like a bad book.

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

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

Just read a book about Stockholm Syndrome; it started off badly, but by the end I really liked it.

(1927 – 2018) British comedian, singer & songwriter

Reading is an escape, an education, a delving into the brain of another human being on such an intimate level that every nuance of thought, every snapping of synapse, every slippery desire of the author is laid open before you… like, well… a book.

American playwright, television writer & author

Been reading up on the thesaurus lately because a mind is a terrible thing to garbage.

If you want to read about love and marriage, you've got to buy two separate books.

(1927 – 2004) American comedian & actor

Neither am I.

(1937 – 1995) English satirist, writer & comedian

In the book of life, the answers aren’t in the back.

cartoon character, Peanuts, Charles Schulz (1922 – 2000) cartoonist

No one ever committed suicide while reading a good book, but many have tried while trying to write one.

(1972 – ) Irish stand-up comedian, voice over artist & actor

With the birth of a child you lose two novels.

(1955 – ) Scottish writer

From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down I was convulsed with laughter; some day I intend reading it.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

I wrote a few children's books… not on purpose.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

First time I ever read the dictionary, I thought it was a poem about everything.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I found nothing really wrong with this autobiography except poor choice of subject.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host