Many who resort to crime ultimately can't read or write.

“Hear me now or regret it later: Everything you write must be read aloud. Once all the context items are in place, this is…

— Jiro Adachi

I am a recluse at present & do nothing but write & read & read & write

— Katherine Mansfield

“There are only three things I do. I read. I write. And I fart glitter.”

— Ksenia Anske

“I write because, as wonderful as life is - and it is truly wonderful - it isn't enough. It does not, for example, contain…

— Laini Taylor

To read and write is a paradise.

— Carlos Fuentes

The mistake that is made always runs the other way. Because the plain people are able to speak and understand, and even, in many…

— H. L. Mencken

A man who wants time to read and write must let the grass grow long.

— Sloan Wilson

“To strive in life; we must either read or write a story.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Best advice to writers - Read, write, read, write - repeat!”

— Lilly Cain

I want to be read. When you write a TV show like 'The Wire,' you've got three to four million readers watching your work.…

— George Pelecanos

To be a writer you should read, write and talk to people, hear their knowledge, hear their problems. Be a good listener. The rest…

— Jean Craighead George

“If you can't write, read. If you can't read, walk. Or walk and read, then write.”

— Joyce Rachelle

I will take classes in Kannada and will learn to read and write it.

— Nikita Thukral

There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks.' In order for a writer to…

— Countee Cullen

Being able to read, write, do your sums really transforms a human being.

— Amartya Sen