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It's a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field.

Stephen Covey

Technology

Never loan a book to someone if you expect to get it back. Loaning books is the same as giving them away.

Doug Coupland

Books

Giving

I'm fortunate that the books sell, but even more fortunate to live in Chatham, to be very happily married and to have, on the whole, a fairly clear conscience.

Bernard Cornwell

Books

Conscience

What I mean by that is that the point of life, as I see it, is not to write books or scale mountains or sail oceans, but to achieve happiness, and preferably an unselfish happiness.

And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions yourself instead of deferring to a committee.

So the books have a greater appeal to a British audience, but that hasn't stopped them making best-seller lists in places like Brazil, Japan and at least a dozen other countries.

So far it's 43 books in 25 years.

Bernard Cornwell

Books

Years

I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer.

Robert Cormier

Books

Writer

Magic came very easy for me when I was a kid. When I was 8 years old I started doing it, and by the time I was 12, I was already published in magic books.

So he said 'I'm going to chop off the bottom of one of your trouser legs and put it in a library.' I thought 'That's a turn-up for the books.'

Tommy Cooper

Thought

Books

I'd never have written the big books in London.

Jilly Cooper

Books

London

I believe my voice is pretty much the same. I've written 75 books, so I'm better at it now than I was earlier in my career.

Actually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published.

Caroline B. Cooney

Books

First

I get letters from readers who say that they have always hated reading, but somebody suggested one of my books, they actually finished the book and enjoyed it, and they're going on to read another book. I'm thrilled that they have figured out that reading is fun.

The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and that no other task is of any consequence.

Cyril Connolly

Books

Writer