I have always believed that poems beg to be read aloud…

I surrendered to a world of my imagination, reenacting all those wonderful tales my father would read aloud to me. I became a very…

— Andrew Wyeth

Digestion of words as well; I often read aloud to myself in my writing corner in the library, where no one can hear me,…

— Alberto Manguel

“I always used to read aloud to her in the evenings--”

— Cornelia Funke

“Sound gives life to our words just as well as the images they conjure up and the sound is there, whether or not we…

— A.A. Patawaran

When I read poetry, I read it aloud. It's so much better that way.

— Oprah Winfrey

I love to be read to, I love to read aloud and I love to read to children.

— Mary Ann Hoberman

Everything I write, I read aloud. It has to sound a certain way and look a certain way on page.

— Jacqueline Woodson

When was the last time someone read aloud to you? Probably when you were a child, and if you think back, you'll remember how…

— Jodi Picoult

But a book suggests conversation: one person is speaking to another, and audible sound is, or should be, natural to that exchange. So I…

— Teju Cole

“We have an obligation to read aloud to our children. To read them things they enjoy. To read to them stories we are already…

— Anonymous

I always listen to music while I'm working and I always read aloud to my wife. I love to read aloud to an audience…

— T.C. Boyle

There's always an added element of a poem when it's read aloud because then you can really hear the rhythm, and the cadence, and…

— Masiela Lusha

“Very few authors, especially the unpublished, can resist an invitation to read aloud.”

— Truman Capote

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

— Bob Edwards

We have an obligation to read aloud to our children. To read them things they enjoy. To read to them stories we are already…

— Neil Gaiman