Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jeff Kinney

Kids and adults have a difference of opinion when it comes to what constitutes legitimate reading. Adults often push books that they loved as children, which, ironically, were often books that their parents weren't particularly keen on.

Stephen Jones

Kid books can get cute and a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e. Garfield says cute rots the intellect. Don't forget the name of the cat! You pick up cats the wrong way and they stop being adorable...they become Scratch.

James Patterson

Kids say the No. 1 reason they don't read more is that they can't find books they like. Freedom of choice is a key to getting them motivated and excited.

Japanese Proverb

Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back an ass

Spike Jonze

Kids are so fiercely opinionated, that if they love the Harry Potter books and they go see the movie, they'll be the first to say, 'That was wrong! They didn't get that right!' They're storytellers themselves. They're critics. They're going to have the critical opinion.

Marshal Cohen

Kids are not interested in taking their summer vacation to start thinking about back-to-school wardrobes, supplies and book bags.

William Rehnquist

I wrote this book for a sense of personal satisfaction. Just like taking a good photograph or painting a picture or playing a good golf game or something, it's the thing in itself that justifies it.

Jan Nash

Just look at the shelves of any bookstore in any airport, and you see how much people love crime and mysteries, how much they love solving puzzles.

Kathleen Norris

Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier

Anton LaVey

Many of you already read my writings indicating that TV is the new god. There is a little thing I neglected to mention up until now, television is the major mainstream infiltration for the new satanic religion.

Robert Creeley

Hopefully, I write what I don't know.

Robert Creeley

Writing is the same as music. It’s in how you phrase it, how you hold back the note, bend it, shape it, then release it. And what you don’t play is as important as what you do say.

Robert Cormier

I simply write with an intelligent reader in mind. I don't think about how old they are.

Rob Thurman

I have people in my life, of course. Some write; some don't. Some read; some don't. Some stare vacantly into space when I talk the geeky talk and walk the geeky walk, but they make killer chocolate chip pancakes and so all is forgiven.

Rob Zombie

[Writing scripts] I'm not looking to jump in and make super mainstream movies. I still like to make movies that I like to see.

Rob Corddry

I touched an Oscar once. Friend of mine has one, for writing. As soon as I touched it, he said, Now you'll never win one.

Rob Corddry

I've always defined myself as a writer, I've never decided what it was I was gonna write. I always fancied myself one, but I'm not. I'm so far from a writer.

Richard Power

Novel-writing is the only place where someone who would have liked to do anything can still do that vicariously,

Tom Martin

Jon starts off and on for us. He knows some of the players on the Georgia State team and went out to dinner with the goalkeeper.

Tim Henman

I actually had a funny feeling that we would play each other this week, but when I mentioned it at dinner the other night everybody just laughed it off.

Steve Bridges

Here I am in one of those press dinners ... I got to pretend I like being here.

Laurie got offended that I used the word "puke." But to me, that's what her dinner tasted like.

Thomas McDaniel

I was with one of my girlfriends, and one of her friends is (Voigt's) goddaughter, and I had no idea who we were going to have dinner with, ... Most Hollywood actors out here are very snobby, very rude, and he was just very nice. He doesn't treat you like you're not a person.

Craig Davis

There is an unsaid promise to protect their families while they protect our freedom serving abroad. Inviting the veterans to dinner at our home is the least we can do to pay tribute.

Zina Garrison

I am extremely proud of my team. Everybody could see that there is teamwork on and off the court. We hit together, fight together, have dinner together. I couldn't wish for a better spirit.

Tami Erickson

He went out to dinner Saturday night and played pool.

Tom Frost

He's a working fool. But he also has time for his family and friends. I've always enjoyed having dinner with him or having a drink.