Mario Cantone Quotes

Books are an ancient and proven medium. Their physical form inspires passion.

I think the only safe medium are books, because people like to hold books in their hand.

I have to go make books. Sorry about that.

I'm a firm believer in reading actual books.

I hate reading digital books. I don't enjoy the experience. I like smelling the paper, turning the pages. I think the book as we've always known it is an efficient technology.

People do write books.

My mum was a librarian, and she brought home a lot of interesting books, and we just read and read. I suppose I didn't really think I could be a writer myself until I was working in editing in my 20s and discovered that actually, the books that came in were not very much like published books.

Making a book is such a big enterprise.

I like writing books. I really love words. I love to read.

Words are both my vocation and my avocation - reading, writing, editing, teaching.

Some people play the piano, some do Sudoku, some watch television, some people go out to dinner parties. I write books.

I like the weight, look, and feel of a book. I enjoy turning the pages, and frequently scan the spines of my many books on the wall, each title a reminder of the stored information and creative thoughts contained therein.

There isn't an aspect of book creation I don't enjoy, and there has always been a book in my life to dream about or work on.

How could I make a little book, when I have seen enough to make a dozen large books?

I love the physicality of books.

Publishing in a way doesn't have a lot to do with writing, and writing doesn't have a lot to do with publishing.

Creating a book and creating a collection involve a lot of editing.

Making books is hard work. Some books are, of course, more demanding than others.

I have to admit that I am really partial to the look and feel of a book. I have been that way my entire life. I like the weight, look, and feel of a book. I enjoy turning the pages, and frequently scan the spines of my many books on the wall, each title a reminder of the stored information and creative thoughts contained therein.

I grew up around books. When I first held the book and it was a substantive, tangible thing, and I thought of all the work that went into it, not just my work but everybody else's and the research and so forth, there's a sense of really have done something worthwhile.

What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.

I am still a lover of paper books. One of my first jobs was in a bookstore, and I still like to be able to write in a margin and feel the paper. Once inside of a digital device, I end up losing things.

Books are finished.

Teaching regularly has made me an even more adept reader, I think. The kind of teaching I do is more like editing than anything else. The kind of editing book editors used to do before lunch. The kind of editing I used to do as a radio documentary maker.

Look at a book. A book is the right size to be a book. They're solar-powered. If you drop them, they keep on being a book. You can find your place in microseconds. Books are really good at being books, and no matter what happens, books will survive.