Covers Quotes

“Books. They are lined up on shelves or stacked on a table. There they are wrapped up in their jackets, lines of neat print on nicely bound pages. They look like such orderly, static things. Then you, the reader come along. You open the book jacket, and it can be like opening the gates to an unknown city, or opening the lid of a treasure chest. You read the first word and you're off on a journey of exploration and discovery.”
― David Almond

“If you cannot judge a book by its cover, surely we should not judge an author by one book alone?”
― E.A. Bucchianeri

“There is much to discover that's not on the back cover!”
― E.A. Bucchianeri

“Judging books by their covers is seriously underrated, and any book nerd who claims never to have done it is probably lying.”
― Amy Elizabeth Smith, All Roads Lead to Austen: A Yearlong Journey with Jane

“I read one book all the way through—just one! And this is what I get for it? The cover should come with a sticker: Warning: Do not read unless you hate dogs!”
― Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

“I knew when I got into self-publishing I would have to compete with other authors' words. I did not, however, know that I was going to have to compete with so many sculpted abs!”
― Matthew Culberson, After Life

“The reality of the bulk of police officer misconduct is that the government blatantly covers it up!”
― Steven Magee