“Christians believe in a big God but do small things and this is a big insult to God.” — Patience Johnson Copy Share Image
Literacy is much more than an educational priority - it is the ultimate investment in the future and the first step towards… — Irina Bokova Copy Share Image
I try not to think too much about an audience when I'm writing the first draft of a book - at that… — Robin Wasserman Copy Share Image
To me, reading through old letters and journals is like treasure hunting. Somewhere in those faded, handwritten lines there is a story… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
When people are reading a book, it's a personal thing. They're reading it; it's in their own mind; it's in their own… — Kristy Swanson Copy Share Image
I like reading books about kids where there weren't really many adults, where they didn't need an adult to come and solve… — John Boyne Copy Share Image
I wasn't able to do much reading when I was chairman of the Reserve Board. The workload was too large, and the… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
How good are the best musical imaginations? Can a trained musician, swiftly reading a score, tell just how that voicing of dissonant… — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
I'm not a masochistic reader. If something is just too dense or not enjoyable, even though I'm told it should be good… — Josh Radnor Copy Share Image
I'm amazed at how Muslims keep their humanity after reading the Koran. — Mosab Hassan Yousef Copy Share Image
“After one postmodern doorstopper, you’ve read them all. Pynchon got there first, really… and it was good… but most of the others… — A.D. Aliwat Copy Share Image
Sajib: That's a good point. I find mslyef passing on novels over 400 pages these days. There's just not enough time. Thank… — Arman Copy Share Image
What readers ask nowadays in a book is that it should improve, instruct, and elevate. This book wouldn't elevate a cow. — Jerome K. Jerome Copy Share Image
When committees gather, each member is necessarily an actor, uncontrollably acting out the part of himself, reading the lines that identify him,… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share Image
I am always glad to think that my education was, for the most part, informal, and had not the slightest reference to… — Alice Foote MacDougall Copy Share Image
When I first saw stand-up it was Lee Evans. Then I got into Ricky Gervais - we're both from Reading. — Tom Rosenthal Copy Share Image
Text is just ink on a page until a reader comes along and gives it life. — Louise Rosenblatt Copy Share Image
One of the commonest mistakes and one of the costliest is thinking that success is due to some genius, some magic -… — Maltbie Davenport Babcock Copy Share Image
I try to find some sort of meditative hobby to do on set, and it's different for every film. There's a lot… — Brie Larson Copy Share Image
I, alone, could never have produced this book. I say this mainly in case there are lawsuits. — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
For at least twenty minutes she handed out the story. The youngest kids were soothed by her voice, and everyone else saw… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
And the process of reading is such a private one. I once came into a room where a friend of mine was… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
I believe in choosing the hardest book imaginable. I believe in reading up on what others have to say about this difficult… — Rick Moody Copy Share Image
