What did Catherynne M. Valente mean by: I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? - Catherynne M. Valente Novelist Copy
That’s what happens to friends, eventually. They leave you. It’s practically what they’re for. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 10, 2024, Catherynne M. Valente, 0 - Catherynne M. Valente Novelist
When one is traveling, everything looks brighter and lovelier. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 10, 2024, Catherynne M. Valente, Travel, 0 - Catherynne M. Valente Novelist
She sounds like someone who spends a lot of time in libraries, which are the best sorts of people. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 10, 2024, Catherynne M. Valente, Library, Sound, 0 - Catherynne M. Valente Novelist
Remember this when you are queen,” he whispered hoarsely. “I moved the earth and the water for you. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 10, 2024, Catherynne M. Valente, Earth, Queens, Water, 0 - Catherynne M. Valente Novelist
What is the world but a boxing ring where fools and devils put up their fists? Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 10, 2024, Catherynne M. Valente, Boxing, Devil, 0 - Catherynne M. Valente Novelist
…For grace may only be found briefly, and always in the midst of madness. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 10, 2024, Catherynne M. Valente, Grace, Madness, 0 - Catherynne M. Valente Novelist
I looked at this man and thought: Oh, how we are going to hurt each other. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 10, 2024, Catherynne M. Valente, Hurt, 0 - Catherynne M. Valente Novelist
I savor bitterness – it is born of experience. It is the privilege of one who has truly lived. Feraz Zeid, December 25, 2023January 10, 2024, Catherynne M. Valente, Bitterness, Born, Privilege, 0 - Catherynne M. Valente Novelist
That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids. - Jean Craighead George
Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches. - Gary D. Schmidt Author
There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading. - Lin Yutang Writer · China
