Ir you're a writer, reading is part of your job…

“If you're a writer, reading is part of your job description.”

— Mark Rubinstein

“The annoying thing about reading is that you can never get the job done.”

— Nick Hornby

Never feel guilty about reading, it's what you do to do your job.

— William Safire

I consider reading to be part of my job.

— Elin Hilderbrand

“The annoying thing about reading is that you can never get the job done. The other day I was in a bookstore flicking through…

— Nick Hornby

I learned to be a regional writer by reading people like Flannery O'Connor. She was a huge influence.

— David Almond

“The scene is a writer's study, shabby, drafty but tax-deductible. The writer is reading the last hundred pages of his work in progress. For…

— Robert Stone

There isn't any distinction between a reader and a writer - reading is so much a part of it.

— Dermot Healy

From a really young age, I was reading like a writer. I was reading for the deep understanding of the literature; not simply to…

— Jacqueline Woodson

“I don't see the use of reading the same thing over and over again,' said Phillip. 'That's only a laborious form of idleness.' But…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“For most writers, reading is also a very intense experience; they don’t read so much as compete. The writer measure’s himself against every text…

— Betsy Lerner

“So if you’re dealing with a nonperforming employee, particularly on issues related to work ethic, I suggest that you begin by asking three questions:…

— Patrick Morley

The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title

— Gene Tierney

“Redemption is not just about being saved *from* the consequences of sin, it is also about being saved *to* something- to resume the task…

— Nancy Pearcey

In terms of people who we call heroes - and I don't tend to like that term, and firefighters don't consider themselves heroes -…

— Jesse Spencer