“How can we read when people need our help? It's a luxury. A stupid luxury.” — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
I hardly watch any Indian TV shows and prefer watching a good film or reading over it any day. — Himani Shivpuri Copy Share Image
Reading is like travel, allowing you to exit your own life for a bit, and to come back with a renewed, even… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
There are those who, while reading a book, recall, compare, conjure up emotions from other, previous readings. This is one of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“ Your favorite occupation? Travel in contested territory. Hard-working writing and reading when safely home, in the knowledge that an amusing friend… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Reading about Queen Victoria has been a passion of mine since, as a child, I came across Laurence Housman's play 'Happy and… — A. N. Wilson Copy Share Image
I have two pairs of reading glasses. One pair is for reading fiction, the other for non-fiction. I've read the Bible twice… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
The power of reading a great book is that you start thinking like the author. For those magical moments while you are… — Tony Robbins Copy Share Image
My elementary school teachers were big on pushing kids to read. If you read a certain amount of books, they would provide… — Rey Mysterio Copy Share Image
When I first retired, I had short-term memory loss, and I started reading about neuroplasticity in the brain, about how the brain… — John Layfield Copy Share Image
Charley is a mind-reading dog. There have been many trips in his lifetime, and often he has to be left at home.… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
When you're reading the news and sometimes you just think, "How bad can things get"? — John Gallagher, Jr Copy Share Image
“...you fantasize about me reading my poems to you - it doesn't work that way - I write down everything later -… — John Geddes Copy Share Image
Shakespeares Mother Said to him You are very weak in English If you fail this time,I will not let you continue your… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I try really hard to cultivate the pure love of reading, to make time for it, because it would be really sad… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
When we, as young women, are given the space to read, the act becomes a happy, private corner we can return to… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
The human instinct for self-preservation is strong. I know, because mine pulls at me, too, like the needle on a compass. And… — Nancy Werlin Copy Share Image
The art of reading is the art of adopting the pace the author has set. Some books are fast and some are… — Mark Van Doren Copy Share Image
Since the purpose of reading, of education, is to become good, our most important task is to choose the right books. Our… — Oliver DeMille Copy Share Image
There's something touching about a kid who's reading a book that's printed on actual paper. I think that anything that kids start… — Josh Radnor Copy Share Image
“For my success I am immensely grateful to God, my parents, my family, my friends, my teachers and to the books I… — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“The dim, dusty room, with the busts staring down from the tall bookcases, the cozy chairs, the globes, and best of all,… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
As a rule reading fiction is as hard to me as trying to hit a target by hurling feathers at it. I… — William James Copy Share Image
That's not a role you prepare for. There's no preparation. You don't have time to prepare for the reading of an audiobook.… — LeVar Burton Copy Share Image
One very early influence was reading about John Cage's experience in an anechoic room where the only sound you are left with… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I like Jo Nesbo and Hakan Nesser. There are so many good books in the world. I don't want to spend time… — Maj Sjowall Copy Share Image
I miss my mother very much, and I feel closest to her when I have dinner in the oven and the children… — Caitlin Flanagan Copy Share Image
Spending more time with friends and family costs nothing. Nor does walking, cooking, meditating, making love, reading or eating dinner at the… — Carl Honore Copy Share Image
I always ask my law clerks, in addition to reading all the briefs, including all the amici briefs, that if there's a… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
The point of reading is to inhabit a consciousness that doesn't belong to the reader, immersing yourself in a life that's wholly… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
