Reading a poem in translation is like kissing a woman through a veil. — Anne Michaels Copy Share Image
“Closed books are like closed eyes—you must open them to see anything.” — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
Early on, people invested in me because of my letters and then, somehow, after they invested, they stopped reading them. — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
When I was young, I was reading anything and anything I could lay my hands on. I was a veracious-to-the-point-of-insane reader. — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
And so he was reading the story as if it were a spell and the words of it, spoken aloud, could make… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I confess that reading proofs is a pleasure. It stimulates and inspires me. — Zane Grey Copy Share Image
I grew up reading thrillers. Honestly, I was always drawn to the very detailed ones like Patricia Cornwell. I love details. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“The things you read will fashion you by slowly conditioning your mind.” — A.W. Tozer Copy Share Image
“The books that help you most are those which make you think the most. The hardest way of learning is that of… — Pablo Neruda Copy Share Image
My ideal viewer is an 11-year-old girl who, like me, was once reading a book by Jean Plaidy and might be in… — Lucy Worsley Copy Share Image
I grew up in a household that really encouraged reading and writing. My mother loves philosophy and is constantly reading philosophy and… — Lulu Wang Copy Share Image
In 1963 with Abington v. Schempp, The Court said that reading portions of the New Testament could be 'psychologically harmful' to the children. — Norman Geisler Copy Share Image
The initial research will be very indiscriminate. I do a lot of reading, buy a stack of books and read and digest… — John Jeremiah Sullivan Copy Share Image
I think that people who don't mind reading find the immersion and their ability to get into a deeper place with the… — Rick Remender Copy Share Image
With three of my own children, I have witnessed first-hand the vital role reading has played as part of their childhood and… — Harry Enfield Copy Share Image
When you're writing for the New York Times someone reading it knows the topic better than you do and knows when you've… — David Plotz Copy Share Image
My dad had this outlook: It doesn't matter what I want to read - reading was a good thing. So whatever I… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
I was just a kid selling monster stories to the kids in the projects, complete with a dramatic reading, making the werewolf… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“But there is another possible attitude towards the records of the past, and I have never been able to understand why it… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I'm kind of a creature of the alt-weekly universe - my real education into higher culture was acquired in coffee shops, reading… — Charles D'Ambrosio Copy Share Image
I got a call from Shoaib Mansoor, and he asked if I'd be interested in doing the music of 'Bol.' I said,… — Atif Aslam Copy Share Image
I like big books and I cannot lie. You other readers can’t deny That when a kid walks in with The Name… — Jim C. Hines Copy Share Image
Some of the parables that Matthew records and that Jesus delivered as part of his Olivet Discourse-such as the ten virgins and… — Eric D. Huntsman Copy Share Image
The "essence" of comics is fundamentally the weird process of reading pictures, not just looking at them. I see the black outlines… — Chris Ware Copy Share Image
I do like a good mystery. I'm reading Edgar Allan Poe now. I also like autobiographies. — James Van Praagh Copy Share Image
Give me a thrill, says the reader, Give me a kick; I don't care how you succeed, or What subject you pick. — Philip Larkin Copy Share Image
“No book is really worth reading at the age of 10 which is not equally worth reading at the age of 50.” — Gladys Hunt Copy Share Image
“There is seed time and harvest, choose to sow at the right time so as to have a bountiful harvest.” — Jaachynma N.E. Agu Copy Share Image
“You don't need to go running from pillar to post looking for what God looks like.” — Jaachynma N.E. Agu Copy Share Image
I sometimes pretend that I have insomnia when what I really have is a good book and an inadequate respect for tomorrow. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One more thing: don't spend too much time merely reading. The best part of this work is the play, so play and… — Gary Gygax Copy Share Image
“Reading is what your feelings are and your feeling is what you are reading...” — Ginanjar Teguh Iman Copy Share Image
“From the moment I picked up your book until I put it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend… — Groucho Marx Copy Share Image
Books of quotations ... afford me one of the most undemanding but satisfying forms of reading pleasure. — P. D. James Copy Share Image
“No matter how many books you own, you can never own enough. Reading books is the best addiction anyone can have.” — Stackpole Books Copy Share Image
I am happy to keep working on books because I'm always reading, and I'm always trying to fall in love. — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
When you read a novel, you know what to expect because you've been reading novels for a long time. — Alejandro Zambra Copy Share Image
“Ten minutes of careful searching later, Maelyn faced the dismal truth - she was bookless.” — Anita Valle Copy Share Image
“Living on our planet requires a lot of imagination. Reading fosters it.” — V.R. Duin Copy Share Image
