I do not understand people who do not read. What are they…

I understand that when people read my books that there's something there - but I don't identify with it.

— Kathy Acker

I'll read anything. In fact, I'll read while I'm doing other things, which is not a good idea.

— Jamaica Kincaid

“For a writer it was perhaps most important not to write, but to read. Read as much as you can because in so doing…

— Karl Ove Knausgård

That's one thing I like to do before going in for a read - doing research once I actually have been granted the role…

— Amanda Warren

“I love staring at my books for hours just trying to decide which book to read next. Doing that is almost as fun as…

— Love The Stacks Bookstore

“...I think one shouldn't pussyfoot, and just say that you write the stuff that you would like to read. So you write for yourself,…

— Martin Amis

When we read, we are doing more than delectating words on a page stories, characters, images, notions. We are communing with the mind of…

— Martin Amis

“First, you must read it, not as you read other books, but slowly and thoughtfully (that is why I made it very short) and…

— Peter Kreeft

Instagram is like twitter but it is for people who can't read!

— Anonymous

When you write a book for publication, you're writing it for other people to read.

— Jay Asher

Free time is a terrible thing to waste. Read a book.

— E. A. Bucchianeri

I am never usually taking myself too seriously and I think that people when they read stuff from me, they have to realise that…

— Katy Perry

Once you publish a book, it is out of your control. You cannot dictate how people read it.

— Margaret Atwood

I think people can read authenticity and they know when you're involved and when you're just slapping your name on something.

— La La Anthony

“I just want to stay away from people and read books and think”

— John Green