“People read books to escape the uncertainties of life.”

“I learned to write by reading the kind of books I wished I'd written.”

“You just read your books and go on a hundred miles away, You ignore me.”

“How strange to read of a place in a book, and then stand on it, listen to the birds sing, and spit on the cobbles if you want.”

“People love to read about sins and errors, but not their own.”

“I vow I shall give all my very best books to the underprivileged, once I have read them”

“I should like to write my books only for the dear person who lies awake reading in bed until page last, then lets the open book fall gently on her face, to touch her smile or drink her tears.”