Between the time I was 16 until I was about 20, the books I read were by people like Thomas Mann, James Baldwin, Thom Gunn, Elizabeth Bishop. All... →
Colm Toibin
The real truths of life are never entirely new to you or to anybody because there is a level deep down within you where you already know all the... →
Eckhart Tolle
People know that I am a very good author. But they would rather read what I have to say about the next election.
Tatyana Tolstaya
When people come up to me and say, 'I read your book,' I'm thinking, 'How dare you! Who gave you a copy?'
Steve Toltz
Why do we read biography? Why do we choose to write it? Because we are human beings, programmed to be curious about other human beings, and to... →
Claire Tomalin
I fell in love with Shakespeare when I was 12, and I read the whole works. Yes, I was precocious.
All of us have read the stories about young people in Hollywood and all the challenges they have to confront there, and I think that artistically, I... →
Marisa Tomei
If you read a lot of books, you're considered well-read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well-viewed.
Lily Tomlin
If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well viewed.
I'm a sucker for turquoise sea, white beaches and palm trees. I've been to the tropics every year since I could afford it. It's the... →
Bruno Tonioli