In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book being worked on.

Quote by Richard Eder

Topics: Books Quotes, Writing Quotes

This sentimental comedy by the Soviet playwright Aleksei Arbuzov is said to have had a...

This sentimental comedy by the Soviet playwright Aleksei Arbuzov is said to have had a...

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as...

The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as...

An author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother...

An author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother...

Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation, as in books it is...

Argument, as usually managed, is the worst sort of conversation, as in books it is...

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

If a book is really good, it deserves to be read again, and if it's...

If a book is really good, it deserves to be read again, and if it's...

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

The past but lives in written words: a thousand ages were blank if books had...

The past but lives in written words: a thousand ages were blank if books had...

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea, said Japhy. Remember that book I told...

Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea, said Japhy. Remember that book I told...

When you are under the power of sexual desire, anger and worldly attachment, or a...

When you are under the power of sexual desire, anger and worldly attachment, or a...

Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for...

Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is one reason for...

To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a...

To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a...

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate...

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate...

Great collections of books are subject to certain accidents besides the damp, the worms, and...

Great collections of books are subject to certain accidents besides the damp, the worms, and...

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a...

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a...

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island...

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island...

Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard...

Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard...

The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal...

The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal...

It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writing than to put one principle...

It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writing than to put one principle...