Reading is seeing by proxy.

Reading alters the appearance of a book. Once it has been read, it never looks the same again, and people leave their individual imprint…

— Paul Theroux

Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better…

— Ramakrishna

There is something about the medium [in comics] that allows for a simulation of actual experience with the added benefit of actually reading. You're…

— Chris Ware

One of the pleasures of reading is seeing this alteration on the pages, and the way, by reading it, you have made the book…

— Paul Theroux

Do you young people want a sure way to eliminate the influence of the adversary in your life? Immerse yourself in searching for your…

— Richard G. Scott

Living by proxy is always a precarious expedient.

— Simone de Beauvoir

“Why do you read all the details of divorce cases in the newspapers? ... you are enjoying it. You would not dream of doing…

— David Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Like everyone else, I am going to die. But the words - the words live on for as long as there are readers to…

— J. Michael Straczynski

Even as we implement the nuclear deal and welcome our Americans home, we recognize that there remain about differences between the United States and…

— Barack Obama

Mia Farrow was the person I was really excited about getting to know because Woody Allen is one of my heroes and, just by…

— Justin Bartha

No matter your situation, you can make family history a part of your life right now. Primary children can draw a family tree. Youth…

— Russell M. Nelson

“at least a proxy”

— Yuval Noah Harari

if human justice is to supplement Nature's provisions, all family duties must be shared equitably, in person or by proxy.

— Antoinette Brown Blackwell

I think it is to the advantage of my state to have the opportunity to come to meetings occasionally and to vote in person,…

— Mitch McConnell

Black music has always known, and not been afraid to acknowledge just how high the stakes of Black thought are. To summarize the final…

— Frank B. Wilderson III