Quotes About Reading

Did I read because I was lonely, or was I lonely because I started to read?

Las mujeres han comprado libros escritos por hombres desde siempre, y se dieron cuenta de que no eran acerca de ellas. Pero continuaron haciéndolo con gran interés porque era como leer acerca de un país extranjero. Los hombres nunca han devuelto la cortesía".

Edie didn't budge. She leaned her chin on her knees and felt sad. She was a big reader too, but she liked THE BOBBSEY TWINS or HONEY BUNCH AT THE SEASHORE. She loved that nice family life. She tried to live it in the three rooms on the fourth floor. Sometimes she called her father Dad, or even Father, which surprised him. Who? he asked.

Os livros idiotas animam a gente. Se não fossem eles, nem sei quem se atreveria a começar.

In childhood all books are books of divination, telling us about the future, and like the fortune-teller who sees a long journey in the cards or death by water they influence the future. I suppose that is why books excited us so much. What do we ever get nowadays from reading to equal the excitement and the revelation in those first fourteen years?

People read books, didn't they, to get away from themselves, to escape the troubles of their lives?

By reading twenty-five to thirty chapters a week, an appetite for the Word of God is created.

Talking to the British about sex is like talking to Americans about reading. Nobody does it so why talk about it?

Tony didn't lose his temper. Because of his size, he never had to. And he had a gentle touch, even when he wasn't being gentle. Tony's personality could be read right off his face. He was never mean, and fair all the way through. If he ever hurt someone, it was deserved.

From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend on reading it.

I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go into the library and read a good book.

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.

Trovo la televisione molto educativa. Ogni volta che qualcuno la accende, vado in biblioteca e leggo un buon libro.

Groucho Marx "This is not a book that should be set aside lightly - it should be flung with great force.

I love to read. My education is self-inflicted

I find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on I go into another room and read a good book.

I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book.

Goodreads.com is where introverts unite.

Who says Television isn't educational, as soon as the T.V. comes on I read a book.

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.

From the moment I picked up your book until I put it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.