“Mercifully, I was at that age when reading was still a passion and thus, save for a happy marriage, the best state… — William Styron Copy Share Image
I spent many hours ensconced in the local library, reading - nay, devouring - book after book after book. Books were my… — Nikki Grimes Copy Share Image
“To read books seriously is to be staggered by the knowledge of how many more books will remain beyond your ken. It’s… — James Falllows Copy Share Image
I wake up, and I'll just start reading and trying to brace myself for the rest of the day, and all the… — Phil Anselmo Copy Share Image
“Father and Ivy used to go off on their excursions, never knowing that I was relieved when they were gone. That I'd… — Suzanne Palmieri Copy Share Image
There is nothing nicer than nodding off while reading. Going fast asleep and then being woken by the crash of the book… — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
Writers don't write writing, they write reading. When I was a kid, I read four or five books a week. And that… — Avi Copy Share Image
I don't actually have a one wellspring of inspiration. Though I'm most often inspired while reading - both fiction and nonfiction. — James Rollins Copy Share Image
As far as superhero stories, what's appealing is of course that aspect of wish fulfillment. I mean, you start out reading them… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
Every time I read anything, whether it be a book, a script or anything, I automatically imagine myself as the boy in… — Josh Hutcherson Copy Share Image
“You should've thought of that before becoming a fireman." "Thought!" he said. "Was I given a choice? I was raised to think… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“It was a shocking thing to say and I knew it was a shocking thing to say. But no one has the… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
If a reviewer is beating me up, I just say, 'Oh well, my writing is not to his or her taste.' And… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
I do not concern myself much with reading long commentary volumes designed to enlarge at length upon that which is found in… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
“I love words. I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail. I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum.… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
More money is put into prisons than into schools. That, in itself, is the description of a nation bent on suicide. I… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
I wasn't inspired so much by a person as by reading many good books. I loved to write and I wondered if… — Peg Kehret Copy Share Image
Things like reading a book or learning a language, or taking a walk - they're not stimulating. Your mind has to sort… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I did not learn the flaws of the criminal-justice system in law school or college or by reading about it. I grew… — Kamala Harris Copy Share Image
“All I wanted to do was go back inside to the library and read a book.I used to spend all my time… — Kathryn Magendie Copy Share Image
“And I remember this man who never ran out of poems telling me once that 'knowing a book by heart is like… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
Poetry on TV doesn't have to be like a newscast with someone staring blankly at the camera, pretending they're not reading from… — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
They see us interacting with people, they see us doing serious interviews, they see us having fun, and when you're conversing with… — Katie Couric Copy Share Image
Marta said I don't seem to like to read fiction very much. "I guess you're not an 'afictionado'," she said. Poor Marta.… — Jack Handey Copy Share Image
Readers have told me that their children have learned to read after years of struggle after starting to read Garfield's comic strip… — Jim Davis Copy Share Image
“Life is very difficult. There's nothing to be ashamed of by reading self-help books. If you're stuck in a dark place it… — Jim Dooley Copy Share Image
“...he had to comfort himself with the firm conviction that most of what he objected to in Mohawk and the world at… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
I'm the type of bloke who gets a flatpack cabinet from Ikea, puts it together without reading the instructions, then gets the… — John Bishop Copy Share Image
I did quite a lot of reading about analysis and psychotherapy to prepare for the role. There are differing views on why… — Tara Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
No, you've got it all wrong, John." Reading his emotions, she shook her head. "You're not half the male you could be… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
“But living amid so many words, I overestimated their power and breadth. The world does not turn on words alone; it only… — Lynne Sharon Schwartz Copy Share Image
Marian Palaia is a writer of startling grace and sensuous lyricism - reading her, you feel as if you've never heard language… — Jonis Agee Copy Share Image
Reading 'Search Sweet Country' is like reading a dream, and indeed, at times, it feels like the magical landscapes of writers like… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
“We read to understand our intuition of the world, to discover that someone a thousand miles and years away has put into… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
I've been reading this little book. It's called the Russian constitution. And it says that the only source of power in Russia… — Alexei Navalny Copy Share Image
I've always wrestled with the difference between plot and structure, and after re-reading a lot of writing books I realized I wasn't… — Jeff VanderMeer Copy Share Image
I'd love to go back to school for philosophy. I love philosophy, so I'm always reading philosophy books, annoying my girlfriend with… — Parker Young Copy Share Image
All poets who, when reading from their own works,m experience a choked feeling, are major. For that matter, all poets who read… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
When I found out about the audition, I knew that I was going in for 'From Dusk Till Dawn,' but I actually… — Madison Davenport Copy Share Image
Things maybe take longer usually when it comes to TV - especially network TV. There are usually multiple levels that you have… — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
