The simplest way to make sure that we raise literate children is to teach them to read, and to show them that… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Nobody reads anymore in America. Reading has become the least effective delivery system for narrative. That's sad because prose is the means… — David Simon Copy Share Image
I loved the material when I first read it, and the experience of making the film was a great one. So when… — Keanu Reeves Copy Share Image
People don't understand how hard it is to get recognized, how hard it is to get people to read your books. How… — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
I studied Latin in high school, and I was reading stuff from Cicero. And that signal took a few thousand years to… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
When reading a book, be very certain that you never go past a word you do not fully understand. The only reason… — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
The advertiser's logotype at the bottom of the ad can be considered as part of the headline. After reading the headline, the… — John Caples Copy Share Image
I'm a great reader of history. I love - I have been reading history since I was a kid, and learning the… — Warren Mundine Copy Share Image
There are few professing Christians, it may be feared, who strive to imitate Christ in the matter of private devotion. There is… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
I have a musician friend who, after reading Mountains, told me, "When I read the book, I wanted to quit music altogether… — Regine Chassagne Copy Share Image
For me, I was in school and I pushed myself to be a good student, just because that's the type of person… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
Philosophy is not a body of knowledge to impart to someone, that's why reading philosophy books isn't always the best way of… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
Librarians are hot. They have knowledge and power over their domain...It is no coincidence how many librarians are portrayed as having a… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
That's one of the many things about having the bookstore that I adore. I can walk into the store and say to… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
The only thing I would want to say is that storytelling is ancient; it's something that everybody does. Kids mustn't be in… — Natalie Babbitt Copy Share Image
Much of my reading time over the last decade and a half has been spent reading aloud to my children. Those children's… — Louise Brown Copy Share Image
I started reading. I read everything I could get my hands on...By the time I was thirteen I had read myself out… — James A. Baldwin Copy Share Image
My dad is one of the funniest people I know. He's the sort of man who can make you laugh just by… — Frankie Boyle Copy Share Image
Books have the power to be the light we are seeking at crucial moments in our lives. Reading helps us realize we… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
“In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro. (Everywhere I have sought peace and not found it, except… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
Literary texts do not exist on bookshelves: they are processes of signification materialized only in the practice of reading. For literature to… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer. All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.… — Alan Dean Foster Copy Share Image
What do our clergy lose by reading their sermons? They lose preaching, the preaching of the voice in many cases, the preaching… — Augustus William Hare Copy Share Image
I try to make what I have written tighter, stronger and more precise, eliminating every element that's not doing useful work. Then… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
It's very difficult for a black man to get out of South-Central Los Angeles, and get out civilized…The only men I know… — Larry Niven Copy Share Image
Sometimes if I can't sleep and I am up in the night, I will start researching things - it could be an… — Georgina Chapman Copy Share Image
It's tricky turning a book into a movie. Sometimes people love the book so much that no adaptation lives up to what… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
I can't actually think of a job where I was relaxed the whole time. I don't think I would want to do… — Lily Rabe Copy Share Image
It was a joy! Words weren't dull, words were things that could make your mind hum. If you read them and let… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
But really, it was reading that led me to writing. And in particular, reading the American classics like Twain who taught me… — Russell Banks Copy Share Image
I read 'The Washington Post' every day from a very young age. Reading the newspaper taught me how to organize my thoughts… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
For character, to prepare for the inevitable I recommend selections from [Ralph Waldo] Emerson. His writings have done for me far more… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
I have always loved reading. Ever since I was a young girl I had a book by my bed and would get… — Lauren Conrad Copy Share Image
His gaze slid over me like a veil of fire. He could ignite my deepest desires with a single glance. I decided… — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
Writers and musicians know well the importance of extensive reading for successful writing or extensive listening for musical composition. Likewise, visual artists...… — Paul Laseau Copy Share Image
When you're reading a book, you're always looking for the natural place to stop. With a movie, you can't really have that… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
“We know that reading changes the way we think. Among other things, it helps us formulate thoughts that are more abstract, categorical,… — The Penguin Press Copy Share Image
The reader has to be creative when he's reading. He has to try to make the thing alive. A good reader has… — Nathalie Sarraute Copy Share Image
I don't talk about feelings, but I write a lot about feelings. Reading, that's feminine; writing, that's feminine. It is insane -… — Karl Ove Knausgard Copy Share Image
I've been reading a lot of books on history, and watching a lot of educational TV. Wikipedia too, even though it is… — Vir Das Copy Share Image
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