She was in the white corner and that was that.” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief ...

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's ...

Revisit the most memorable and gripping opening sentences of 100 essential books for youngsters - from pre-school to high-school - in the gallery below. Here are the 100 best opening lines from yo ...

Hurston, the author of the Harlem renaissance classic “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” passed away in 1960, and this unfinished novel was never published until now. It’s a sequel of sorts to ...

With 19 novels, not to mention poetry and film scripts, to his name, it's no surprise that Dahl was a massive fan of the written word. Here are nine of the best Roald Dahl quotes about books ...

You’re flipping through a book, and suddenly, a sentence leaps out at you, glowing with an inner light. These words are more than just ink on paper; they’re like secret messages meant just for ...