Thus I came...to a deep religiosity, which, however, reached an abrupt end at the age of 12. Through the reading of popular… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“The sum of things to be known is inexhaustible, and however long we read, we shall never come to the end of… — A.E. Housman Copy Share Image
“Once he'd asked, "Don't you want to read? There are hundreds of books in the sitting room." She had laughed and said,… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
“Who needs a stupid grampa-loving, book-reading, good-smelling boy who I like to talk to?” — Cecil Castellucci Copy Share Image
“One reader is better than another in proportion as he is capable of a greater range of activity in reading and exerts… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
New York allows you to go deeper into the person you want to be. You're able to explore whatever your specific interests… — Nick Laird Copy Share Image
No player in the NBA was born wanting to play basketball. The desire to play ball or to read must be planted.… — Jim Trelease Copy Share Image
Writing a poem is a more personal experience, I think, than writing prose. And perhaps reading a poem is a more personal… — Nick Laird Copy Share Image
“There is no more important homework than reading. Research shows that the highest achieving students are those who devote leisure time to… — Nancie Atwell Copy Share Image
Reading a book, for me at least, is like traveling in someone else's world. If it's a good book, then you feel… — Jonathan Carroll Copy Share Image
No murder or sin or act of barbarism or cruelty has ever been committed by a person fully absorbed in the reading… — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
As a fan of reading - I've always loved reading - I just love reading books that take me away for a… — Lily Collins Copy Share Image
“If you crave for Knowledge, the banquet of Knowledge grows and groans on the board until the finer appetite sickens. If, still… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think that when people read fiction, they're really reading for wisdom. I am. That's what most of us really love. If… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
I've met so many people who have come up to tell me their personal stories, and a lot of them express the… — Lizzie Velasquez Copy Share Image
The Amazons is a stupendous achievement--a long-anticipated centerpiece in the great puzzle of humankind. The story of these forbidden women, silenced for… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
“..."(Years of work are required before the cerebral mechanisms for reading, if regularly oiled, finally become unconscious.-Stanislas Dehaene.) The important thing is… — Jacques Bonnet Copy Share Image
“The truth is, everyone likes to look down on someone. If your favorites are all avant-garde writers who throw in Sanskrit and… — Brent weeks Copy Share Image
I have always liked reading biographies. It is the ideal literary genre for someone too prim, like me, to acknowledge a gossipy… — Jill Tweedie Copy Share Image
“What's writ is what's read, yet the meaning is gone, since context is what gives each quote its own home.” — Will Advise Copy Share Image
The new illiteracy is about more than not knowing how to read the book or the word; it is about not knowing… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
“The sign of a good book is that it entertains you. The sign of a great book is that it changes you.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
...I will continue to underscore that I don't think authorial intent is all that important to a reading experience, and I certainly… — John Green Copy Share Image
