Quotes About Reading

Writing reminds you that you're never alone. Writing and reading is to be optimistic.

In fact, every day I'll read a chapter of some art book. I don't know why. It's just a habit.

Do you know how to read?" "No. It is one of the black arts." He nodded. "But a useful one," he said.

Art Objects is important not only as a plea to the public to read serious literature and to read it seriously, but it is a terrific book of instruction about writing.

To read a novel is a difficult and complex art.

Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.

Be a good reader first, if you wish to become a good writer.

It is a dangerous thing to substitute reading or writing for living. Live first, then write.

What's next on your reading list? Discover your next great read!

Then he got more books. He saved all the books.

What we read and why we do so defines us in a profound way. You are what you read, I suppose. Browsing through someone's library is like peeking into their DNA.

Those who scorn you taunt only themselves -- I knew this without reading one word; because in reading one is reminded of the truth man is given at birth -- by man I mean man and woman.

The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading...

Why can't people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?

My God, the whole world is collapsing. Why can't people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?

You know people who read are a lot more tolerant and open-minded than those who don't." "Great

Decker looked behind him. 'That's nice.' 'What?' said Mars, looking too. 'Where the NAACP office was they built a public library. You know people who read are a lot more tolerant and open-minded than those who don't.' 'Great, so let's get everybody in the world a library card.

Why can´t people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?

looked over at John. He had pulled a dozen books off the shelf and looked to be trying to read them all at once.

You know people who read are a lot more tolerant and open-minded than those who don't.

Katie James kept waking up. It was nothing unusual; it was just how she was. A noise here, an internal thought there, a nightmare that seemed so real she could touch it, kept hammering away. She finally rose, got some water and settled in an armchair, flicked on a reading light, and picked up the latest Lee Child thriller.

BETH READ THROUGH the report on her computer screen three times. This was something her father had taught her. Read through once for general conceptualization and then a second time for the nitty-gritty details. And then read it a final time, at least an hour after the first reading, but do so out of order, which forced your mind and your eyes from their comfort zones.

And asking people to take the time to read and actually think about stuff? Heaven forbid.

Books were meant to be read, not displayed on a shelf for decoration.