His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world.
The part of my writing I find the most rewarding is when people write to me or speak to me in public to tell me how his or her life has been changed by my books.
My attitudes have changed, but somebody would have to read all my books to find out how they have.
There are too many books I haven't read, too many places I haven't seen, too many memories I haven't kept long enough.
Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads.
If you read my books, especially the Star Trek books and the Quest for Tomorrow books, you'll see in them the core theme of the basic humanistic questions that Star Trek asked.
And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.
I think plays, like books, are endemic. They grow out of the soil of the writer and the place he's writing about. I think, you just can't move them about, you know.
Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books.
At each of these northern posts there were interesting experiences in store for me, as one who had read all the books of northern travel and dreamed for half a lifetime of the north; and that was - almost daily meeting with famous men.
I make money using my brains and lose money listening to my heart. But in the long run my books balance pretty well.
You cannot write for children They're much too complicated. You can only write books that are of interest to them.
In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them.
Conducting! A subject, truly, concerning which much might be written, yet scarcely anything of real importance is to be found in books.
Books are challenging and inspirational to me.