Lisa Jewell Quotes

I can't picture going to a beach, or anywhere on vacation, without a couple of books as companions.

Whether I'm at the office, at home, or on the road, I always have a stack of books I'm looking forward to reading.

The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.

If a child wants to read 'Twilight' over Middlemarch, they should be encouraged - the important thing is to get them reading in the first place.

Our house was awash in books, and my mother doled out her favorites like they were special treats - which they were.

I am a voracious reader, so it's difficult for me to give a list of my favourite authors of all time.

Yes, we're pretty into books around my house. We have lots and lots of books around. We have TV, but really no one ever watches it.

It's hard recommending books for kids, and a huge responsibility. If you get it wrong, they don't tell you they hate that particular book, they tell you they hate reading.

I can't take just one book with me anywhere.

I read a lot for me. But I'm not one of those people who gets 'The New York Times' book review and runs out and buys 10 books and is done with them and passing them out to friends, you know, two weeks later.

Sometimes, my reading choices are defined by the place I'm travelling next.

I like to buy books at airports sometimes.

The books I read I do enjoy, very much; otherwise I wouldn't read them. Most of them are for review, for the New York Review of Books, and substantial.

I have never met an author who did not read voraciously as a child.

School librarians play such an enormous role in bringing children to books they are going to enjoy. It's a magic alchemy when that works.

My house is filled with books, most of which I have read, some of which I intend to eventually get to. I'm always reading at least one work of fiction and one work of non-fiction simultaneously. Whatever mood I'm in, there's always a book nearby to suit it.

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.

Forget romantic fiction, a survey has found that most women would rather read a good book than go shopping, have sex, or sleep.

My whole thing is, I collect what I know I want to read, and I have certain bookshelves in my bedroom that contain all the books I haven't read yet.

Every night, I was read to. Every Friday, we were taken to the library. I always received at least one book for my birthday. I have a few of them yet. Early on, I had my own collection of books. I loved to read. Still do.

I have different books for different times of the day, let alone different seasons of the year!

I only keep books that I like very much. Otherwise I'd throw them out.

I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written.

Real men read my books.

We live in the country, and I have a huge library there. When we go to London for the winter I never know which books to take. I never know what I am going to need. That's the only disadvantage.