I wasn't reading it [the Bible] as literature. I was reading it as literature, and as history, and as a moral guide,… — David Plotz Copy Share Image
And let them remember that prayer should accompany the reading of Sacred Scripture, so that God and man may talk together; for… — Ambrose Copy Share Image
We had been reading about these beatniks who hung out or lived in Greenwich Village, and we wanted to find out what… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
We feel the same emotions for our ideas as we do for the real world, which is why we can cry while… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
I was working in a family business-the fur business - and I hated it. I was reading the New York Times want… — Jerry Schatzberg Copy Share Image
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
When I found out about the audition, I knew that I was going in for 'From Dusk Till Dawn,' but I actually… — Madison Davenport Copy Share Image
She liked to sit on the front porch in the afternoons and read books she'd checked out from the library. Aside from… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
We're obviously in a strange environment where practically anyone can set themselves up as a pundit of sorts. It's all about sorting… — Hamish Bowles Copy Share Image
There is a period in one's life - perhaps not longer than six months - when one lives in two worlds at… — Sylvia Townsend Warner Copy Share Image
To live fully your well-read life -at any age- it is essential to take your selection of books seriously. When you drift… — Pat Williams Copy Share Image
It's Earth Day today. Let me tell you something about polar bears. They're endangered but you have to be careful because a… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
“If you crave for Knowledge, the banquet of Knowledge grows and groans on the board until the finer appetite sickens. If, still… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Writing can be such a lonely endeavor that I do think community is also important.Meeting at cafes and exchanging work and reading… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I was reading books filled with people different from me, all French, all foreigners. There was a… — Laila Lalami Copy Share Image
Having read the source material, I had to have drawn from that. As a fan, I wanted to remain true to that… — Steven Yeun Copy Share Image
If a reader likes a particular author, they keep reading all his books, and if the supply is not kept up, then… — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
A lot of dyslexic kids are actually more intelligent than average and are very good, because they've got very good memories, at… — Jackie French Copy Share Image
“see what your friends are reading and see your Want to Read, Currently Reading, and Read shelves. When you create a new… — Amazon Copy Share Image
Good writing has an aliveness that keeps the reader reading from one paragraph to the next, and it's not a question of… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
I'm a strong nonbeliever in the Christmas letter where you don't really read it because it's just full of kind of meaningless… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I like to read a couple books at once. I was reading the Princess Diana book. I'm reading a book about Chicago… — Heidi Montag Copy Share Image
Read as much as you possibly can. Nothing will help you as much as reading and you'll go through a phase where… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
When you finish reading a script and think it is good but have reservations about a kissing scene, it means that you… — Parineeti Chopra Copy Share Image
I'm attracted to stories that excite my imagination, stories that, as I'm reading the script, I feel it, I can see it,… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
“You're such a bookworm," Fenn said, shaking his head as he counted the books in my hand. "No," I corrected "I just… — Candace Knoebel Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I loved reading Sherlock Holmes. Now, you don't think of him as a superhero, but he was… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Education could be a great vehicle for gender equity. It allows people to see what your rights are by reading. Quite often… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
Jane Austen easily used half a page describing someone else's eyes; she would not appreciate summarizing her reading tastes in ten titles. — Tracy Chevalier Copy Share Image
I tend to mostly take the day off from working on Sundays, but I do spend some time reading. Mostly what I'm… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
When I was younger I used to lock myself in the bathroom and read in the dry tub. I was also a… — Karen Russell Copy Share Image
“Literacy is the path from slavery to freedom. But there are many kinds of slavery and many kinds of freedom. But reading… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
When I got to the reading all the work, I was reduced to being an actor in an experimental play that I'd… — David Antin Copy Share Image
My life as a working theorist began three months after this preliminary study and background reading, when Oscar gently nudged me toward… — Rudolph A. Marcus Copy Share Image
I particularly like Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman. Both writers have wit and imagination and the breadth of stories they tell coupled… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
“One thing I never forgot from my reading--in most cases, misunderstandings were a result of not talking about things. So, early on,… — Jenny Lee Ellison Copy Share Image
My negotiation skills are are on par with George Bush's reading ability. And just like Dubya, every time I've tried to put… — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
“Reading is one of the main things I do. Reading is everything. Reading makes me feel I accomplished something, became a better… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
I stopped reading articles about myself. Even if it's not bad, I think actively caring about people's daily perception of you makes… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
“Always be reading something, he said. Even when we’re not physically reading. How else will we read the world? Think of it… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
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