“But in a few years more perhaps there may be; for, deep within us as the ghost instinct lurks, I seem to… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
[When] Johnny Mnemonic was coming out and I realized that all the kids that worked in 7-11 knew more - or thought… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
Nothing is worth reading that does not require an alert mind. — Charles Dudley Warner Copy Share Image
Reading English novels I always adore the ability to write without fear about inner psychological things that are so delicate. — Olga Tokarczuk Copy Share Image
No ornament of a house can compare with books; they are constant company in a room, even when you are not reading… — Harriet Beecher Stowe Copy Share Image
The other day when we were reading The Little Mermaid again, at the part where it says that only human souls can… — Ekaterina Gordeeva Copy Share Image
“There comes a time in every man’s life when his thoughts lightly turn to setting his library on fire. To burn away… — Steven Hardesty Copy Share Image
I see myself used in terms of reading mismatches. If it's small, go inside. If it's big, come outside. And if it's… — Thon Maker Copy Share Image
More than 3,500 hardcover novels are published each year. Even the most avid reader buys fewer than one a week. — M.J. Rose Copy Share Image
Reading requires a loner's temperament, a high tolerance for silence, and an unhealthy preference for the company of people who are imaginary… — David Samuels Copy Share Image
The sadness from reading letters that you know you can't help because it's a person who's in extremis and their problems are… — Emily Yoffe Copy Share Image
A lot of my time is spent watching films and reading scripts. And it can be all-consuming. And it's obviously something I'm… — Felicity Jones Copy Share Image
A writer writes a book. People read it. You don't know what they're reading, really. You read a review and think, "That… — James Salter Copy Share Image
A reader does not suddenly comprehend what is being read or studied, in a snap, miraculously. Comprehension needs to be worked forged,… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
She had always been a reader… but now she was obsessed. Since her discovery of the book hoard downstairs from her job,… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
Literature is about telling stories. Now, the gift of literature is that, in some lucky cases, reading a novel or a story… — Amos Oz Copy Share Image
Oh, there you are, Albus,' he said. 'You've been a very long time. Upset stomach?' 'No, I was merely reading the Muggle… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“They were...no ordinary group, gathering together to kill an evening, to seek refuge from critical husbands and demanding children while idly discussing… — Gloria Goldreich Copy Share Image
I recognize in [my readers] a specific form and individual property, which our predecessors called Pantagruelism, by means of which they never… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
Writers aren't born, they're made - from practice, reading, and a lot of caffeine. — Alexander Chee Copy Share Image
“If you can't write, read. If you can't read, walk. Or walk and read, then write.” — Joyce Rachelle Copy Share Image
And we've read scary books and watched scary movies and TV shows together. He's met monsters, ghouls, and demons on the page… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image