“Fiction does something unique in that it takes us out of our heads and puts us into other people's heads. And I… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“I could hardly wait for following chapters, which arrived in dribs and drabs, and I began to feel for all the world… — Vernon Sproxton Copy Share Image
It was reading Hamlet that ruined the concept of authenticity for me, not because Hamlet lacked existentialist credentials himself - indeed, as… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
Books of natural history make the most cheerful winter reading. I read in Audubon with a thrill of delight, when the snow… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
There are fashions in reading, even in thinking. You don't have to follow them unless you want to. On the other hand,… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
When I was growing up I loved reading historical fiction, but too often it was about males; or, if it was about… — Kathryn Lasky Copy Share Image
My religious reading has long been confined to the moral branch of religion, which is the same in all religions; while in… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
From a really young age, I was reading like a writer. I was reading for the deep understanding of the literature; not… — Jacqueline Woodson Copy Share Image
I like the poem on the page and not at the podium. I like to address the poem in peace and quiet,… — Ted Kooser Copy Share Image
If you take a book with you on a journey," Mo had said when he put the first one in her box,… — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
“People don't read anymore. And, when they do, they don't read books like this one, but instead read books that depress them,… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
People have now a-days got a strange opinion that every thing should be taught by lectures. Now, I cannot see that lectures… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I do that a lot of authors still do not do is allow people to write directly to me. I get about… — Steven Tyler Copy Share Image
Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school. — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
With twins, reading aloud to them was the only chance I could get to sit down. I read them picture books until… — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
I sometimes think that the American story is the one about the reading of the will. — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of cryptography in this world: cryptography that will stop your kid sister from reading your files, and cryptography… — Bruce Schneier Copy Share Image
Amid the push to excellence, with its measurement and accountability, it is easy to lose sight of a key ingredient in reading… — Jim Trelease Copy Share Image
In Victorian England, people were told they should discourage their wives from reading because it would lead them into all sorts of… — Marion Bailey Copy Share Image
“The presence of the Lord destroys a life of struggle. You will struggle until you encounter His presence.” — Jaachynma N.E. Agu Copy Share Image
I would be writing and trying to write like Joan Didion. Or if I was reading Raymond Carver. You know, strong stylists.… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
I never look at fashion magazines. I find them incredibly boring. To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I… — Vivienne Westwood Copy Share Image
“At the age of ninety-two, James spent months hunched over the kitchen table, learning the alphabet, practicing his signature, and slowly progressing… — Linda Kaplan Thaler Copy Share Image
“If you think about it, reading is a necessarily individual act, far more than writing. If we assume that writing manages to… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
It's the time of year when the literati give advice on what we should be reading on our summer holidays. These terrifying… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
There is no need for the scientist to go into whether an observation was made, nor into the who, what, when, or… — Ernest Sosa Copy Share Image
I love reading about the sea. I love reading about it a lot more than actually being on the sea, when you… — Clive James Copy Share Image
I love reading. I spend a huge amount of time travelling on planes and have always got a book on the go. — Ben Fogle Copy Share Image
“Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
Poetry is not the most important thing in life... I'd much rather lie in a hot bath reading Agatha Christie and sucking… — Dylan Thomas Copy Share Image
Longing is the fullest sense of desire; it's the most deeply felt kind of desire. I think the most interesting artwork comes… — Tom Burr Copy Share Image
Decide, before you start, that you're going to change three things about what you do all day at work. Then, as you're… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
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