Spend less time on social media and more time reading and…

“once computers gain good language understanding and we can speak to them, then reading and writing are going to seem cumbersome’.”

— John Humphrys

You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.

— Confucius

The boy spends most of his time reading. And writing, of course. He copies out sections of books, writes out words and symbols he…

— Erin Morgenstern

“You're never as good a writer as you think you are, and you're never as bad. Just keep reading and writing, writing, writing.”

— Don Roff

I really struggled, growing up, with reading and writing. I had a hard time to do that, but I was really passionate about storytelling…

— Maya Hawke

When I went to school, I was already reading and writing. In fact, I was offended that the other kids couldn't.

— Eoin Colfer

“Reading and writing is an escape for me. Where I can imagine and become who I want to be when I want to be.…

— Zachary Frerichs

Reading and writing are the same thing; it's just one's the more active and the other's the more passive. They flow into each other.

— Jonathan Lethem

Both reading and writing are experiences--lifelong-- in the course of which we who encounter words used in certain ways are persuaded by them to…

— Eudora Welty

Writing has always allowed me to escape. I was a very lonely child. Because I was very socially awkward, I would always have trouble…

— Roxane Gay

“Somebody is observing my writings, I know that. That's one reason why I keep reading and writing.”

— Toba Beta

Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers, there will shortly be…

— Margaret Atwood

I can't believe it! Reading and writing actually paid off!

— Matt Groening

Reading and writing isn't supposed to be this exclusive club; it's just supposed to be entertaining.

— Anna Todd

What works for eating and swimming might work for reading and writing.

— Matthew Healy