Quotes About Reading

La lectura es un juego secreto de aproximaciones y distancias. Es también una lotería.

How pleasant it is to spend an evening in this way! I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!" "Spoken like one who has never known the ecstasy of holding a still-beating heart in her hand.

Mr. Hurst looked at her with astonishment. ''Do you prefer reading to cards?'' said he; ''that is rather singular.'' ''I prefer a great many things to cards, Mr. Hurst,'' said Elisabeth; ''Not the least of which is the sensation of a newly sharpened blade as it punctures the round belly of a man.'' Mr. Hurst was silent for the remainder of the evening.

vorrei che la mia collezione fosse più vasta, per piacere vostro e per soddisfazione mia personale, ma sono un gran pigrone e, benchè non abbia molti libri, ne ho sempre più di quanti riesca a leggere.

His dictum was, "Let not a single hour pass in which you do not devote yourself to prayer, reading, writing or some other useful work.

Doing the same thing each day, day in and day out, doesn't work. ?Being bored, doesn't work. ?Never reading a book, doesn't work. ?Never reading a book outside of your personal interests, doesn't work.

I'm not as concerned with figuring out every minute theological question as much as I am reading the simple words of Jesus and trying to live my life as if he meant them.

Reading.... is brain protein - it demands concentration and sustained neural energy.

I couldn't remember the last time I had stayed up into the squeaky hours of the night because I couldn't put a book down, and that was a tragedy.

I know they are naught things, but I devour novels." (p. 57).

She read like a woman drinks water after nearly dying of dehydration.

I believe reading books is one of the best ways to gain real empathy for people different from ourselves, and helping boys develop empathy for girls is a cause worth fighting for.

Reading next to you is one of my favorite things.

I like how a book feels when I turn the pages, and how the ink smells—almost like something good to eat.

Always carry a book on a date so that when you get bored you can slip into the Ladies for a read.

The ones that landed near the bathroom are Bad Tolkien imitations or transcripts of a D&D adventure; bad Herbert, Heinlein, and Asimov are below the television; and these on the bed are the ones whose authors I want to hunt down personally and slap.

Bonnenburger stopped listening, and went back to his book.

I'm reading a lot of different books, but I always think I have to switch it up a little bit. It's like food - everything in moderation, same with my books, same with my reading. You read books that are good for you and you learn a lot of stuff, then you read 'Fifty Shades of Grey ' which is like candy.

I can't write myself except through reading others' words.

I love the people who exist already, and there are so many books to read, and so much silence to inhabit.

Be very suspicious of anyone who does not have books at home or in the office, or who stammers when you ask them about the last thing they read.

Ulrich Van Holtz continued to read the latest tome on world economics, pretending to be bored, but in truth absolutely fascinated!

I read 'Time', 'Newsweek' and 'The Economist'.

Every time people force themselves to carry on with a book they're not enjoying, they reinforce the idea that reading is a duty.