An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the most perfect… — Irving Babbitt Copy Share Image
One must be rich in thought and character to owe nothing to books, though preparation is necessary to profitable reading; and the… — Amos Bronson Alcott Copy Share Image
From reading a previous answer, you know that I consider all those aspects to be part of American cultural myth and thus… — Diane Wakoski Copy Share Image
I believe in any kid's ability to read any book and form their own judgements. It's the job of a parent to… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
The effect of reading literary non-fiction that matters most to me is when the coin drops, and this happens in the company… — Paul Fry Copy Share Image
“To be better equipped for the tests that the year will bring — read a textbook. To prepare for the tests that… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Who reads Incessantly, and to his reading brings not A spirit and judgment equal or superior, (And what he brings what needs… — John Milton Copy Share Image
I'm quite nosy. Somebody will be reading a book on a train, and I'll go: 'How is it? Is it any good?'… — Ophelia Lovibond Copy Share Image
The boy spends most of his time reading. And writing, of course. He copies out sections of books, writes out words and… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
As the Democrats get revved up at their convention in Boston, President Bush is fighting back the only way he knows how:… — Craig Kilborn Copy Share Image
“A more generous, more useful interpretation of the phrase is that we should write about what we know, *however we come to… — Christopher Beha Copy Share Image
The book of 'The Hobbit' was given to me to read by a friend of my mother when I was about 12… — Conan Stevens Copy Share Image
Sometimes people won't even finish a piece that you wrote, because they've already decided what it is that you want to say,… — Louis Menand Copy Share Image
“326. Excessive reading does not make us smarter. Some people simply "devour" books. They do it without the necessary intervals of thought,… — Alija Ali Izetbegovic Copy Share Image
“Where do you get your ideas?' people are always asking authors they admire, which I’ve always thought was another way of asking,… — Suzanne Berne Copy Share Image
A word, and all the infinite fluctuations it may possess. Like that moment when you know you have something to say, and… — Sergio Chejfec Copy Share Image
I have a ton of scripts sent to me. At the moment, Im frankly struggling to catch up. Im reading through all… — Tom Hooper Copy Share Image
I go out of my way, but rather by license than carelessness… It is the inattentive reader who loses my subject, not… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
“...he had to comfort himself with the firm conviction that most of what he objected to in Mohawk and the world at… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
I'm the type of bloke who gets a flatpack cabinet from Ikea, puts it together without reading the instructions, then gets the… — John Bishop Copy Share Image
Marta said I don't seem to like to read fiction very much. "I guess you're not an 'afictionado'," she said. Poor Marta.… — Jack Handey Copy Share Image
They see us interacting with people, they see us doing serious interviews, they see us having fun, and when you're conversing with… — Katie Couric Copy Share Image
Readers have told me that their children have learned to read after years of struggle after starting to read Garfield's comic strip… — Jim Davis Copy Share Image
“Life is very difficult. There's nothing to be ashamed of by reading self-help books. If you're stuck in a dark place it… — Jim Dooley Copy Share Image
“And I remember this man who never ran out of poems telling me once that 'knowing a book by heart is like… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
Poetry on TV doesn't have to be like a newscast with someone staring blankly at the camera, pretending they're not reading from… — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
“All I wanted to do was go back inside to the library and read a book.I used to spend all my time… — Kathryn Magendie Copy Share Image
I did not learn the flaws of the criminal-justice system in law school or college or by reading about it. I grew… — Kamala Harris Copy Share Image
I don't actually have a one wellspring of inspiration. Though I'm most often inspired while reading - both fiction and nonfiction. — James Rollins Copy Share Image
There is nothing nicer than nodding off while reading. Going fast asleep and then being woken by the crash of the book… — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
Writers don't write writing, they write reading. When I was a kid, I read four or five books a week. And that… — Avi Copy Share Image
Things like reading a book or learning a language, or taking a walk - they're not stimulating. Your mind has to sort… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I wasn't inspired so much by a person as by reading many good books. I loved to write and I wondered if… — Peg Kehret Copy Share Image
I'm more of a visual person, but I think that reading's extremely important. But I'm very easily distracted. It takes certain books… — Jason Marsden Copy Share Image
In the highest civilization, the book is still the highest delight. He who has once known its satisfactions is provided with a… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I see myself used in terms of reading mismatches. If it's small, go inside. If it's big, come outside. And if it's… — Thon Maker Copy Share Image
It is essential that anyone reading this book know at the outset that the author is apolitical. I was convinced in 1927… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore the brethren ought to be employed in manual labor at certain times, at… — Benedict of Nursia Copy Share Image
All poets who, when reading from their own works,m experience a choked feeling, are major. For that matter, all poets who read… — E. B. White 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
