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Book Quotes

Why books work the way they do.

This page highlights what books can do that film can't, including slower pacing and quiet stretches, alongside a reminder that some things simply translate poorly to screen. For a companion collection, see Books.

You know, things that might work in a book just do not work in the visual medium of movies.

Quotes by Wes Ball

In a book, you can kind of take time and have lulls in places.

Quotes by Wes Ball

A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs.

Quotes by Wentworth Miller

What sort of person you grow into should not be achieved by default, and often that's exactly what happens to kids. I see literature as a method of guidance, information, and contemplation, and consider it the greatest compliment possible when...

Quotes by Wendelin Van Draanen

My favourite book in the world is 'Neuromancer' by William Gibson.

Quotes by Watkin Tudor Jones

I've never talked to anyone writing a book on me. I've had so much written about me that is made up, usually something that seems silly enough or weird enough to get remarked upon, and it's pretty much all fiction.

Quotes by Warren Beatty

I don't know what to do or where to turn in this taxation matter. Somewhere there must be a book that tells all about it, where I could go to straighten it out in my mind. But I don't know...

Quotes by Warren G. Harding

The room-service Caesar salads with soggy croutons, the distant relatives who show up at readings pitching weird, far-fetched investment schemes, the fans who have you sign a book to 'Cathy' and then tell you, 'No, it's Kathy with a K'...

Quotes by Walter Kirn

What I did was, I went and collected every bit of information from Adventist publishing houses in the basic areas of doctrine covered in the book Questions on Doctrine.

Quotes by Walter Martin

Who knows the minds of men and how they reason and what their methodology is? But I am not going to extrapolate from the General Conference backing out on my book and make it a personal issue.

Quotes by Walter Martin

We're writing a book together. She just finished one. Did you read it? Among the Porcupines?

Quotes by Walter Matthau

More generally, I made an effort to leave out things that weren't relevant to the main narrative themes of the book, namely that there were two sides to Steve Jobs: the romantic, poetic, countercultural rebel on one side, and the...

Quotes by Walter Isaacson

How long it takes to write a book depends on its length.

Quotes by Walter Jon Williams

I want a platform that, like a book or a magazine, I can carry into the bath or leave at the beach.

Quotes by Walter Jon Williams

The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.

Quotes by Walter Kaufmann

Genuine polemics approach a book as lovingly as a cannibal spices a baby.

Quotes by Walter Benjamin

I read a lot of comic books and any kind of thing I could find. One day, a teacher found me. She grabbed my comic book and tore it up. I was really upset, but then she brought in a...

Quotes by Walter Dean Myers

The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.

Walt Whitman

The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.

Walt Whitman

When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me.

Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about pacing in books versus other media?
Yes. One quote observes: "In a book, you can kind of take time and have lulls in places." It highlights something books can do that faster-paced formats often can't.
Is there a quote about the difference between books and movies?
Yes - one quote notes that things that might work in a book just do not work in the visual medium of movies. It's a useful reminder that not every story translates directly from page to screen. For more on the reading side of storytelling, browse Books quotes.
Is there a quote about why books offer escapism?
Yes. One quote calls a great book "escapism" and says the artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs. It's a strong statement about the emotional pull of good writing. For more on the community side of reading, see Book Club quotes.
Is there a quote about literature guiding how kids grow up?
Yes - one quote reflects that what sort of person you grow into shouldn't happen by default, which is often exactly what happens to kids, and describes seeing literature as a method of guidance, information, and contemplation. It's a thoughtful take on the role books can play in shaping character. For more on where to find these books, check out Bookstore quotes.
What different things do these "book" quotes celebrate?
The slower pacing only a book allows, the limits of adapting books into movies, books as a form of escapism, and literature's role in shaping how people grow up. If you're touring or exploring more book-related content, Book Tour quotes round things out.

One entry treats a great book as pure escapism, while another argues literature plays a real role in guiding how young people grow up. Explore further with Book Club or Bookstore.