“To find out what a story's really about,' the Librarian said, 'you don't ask the writer. You ask the reader .” — Emily Winfield Martin Copy Share Image
The way I putted today, I must've been reading the greens in Spanish and putting them in English. — Homero Blancas Copy Share Image
I must suppose that reading wonderful writers may, inadvertently, teach an avid reader a great deal -- not only about life and… — Tanith Lee Copy Share Image
By conversing with the mighty dead, we imbibe sentiment with knowledge. We become strongly attached to those who can no longer either… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Mr. Pickwick took a seat and the paper, but instead of reading the latter, peeped over the top of it, and took… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I found that the breakthroughs for me, as I went through school, came through sexuality, explorations of consciousness, reading, loving, friends, time… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Reading a newspaper is as important to me as reading a script. Sitting in a cafe and drinking coffee is as important… — Atul Kulkarni Copy Share Image
A book, I was taught long ago in English class, is a living and breathing document that grows richer with each new… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
[I] browsed far outside science in my reading and attended public lectures - Bertrand Russell, H. G. Wells, Huxley, and Shaw being… — Raymond Cattell Copy Share Image
There's something immediate about the experience of reading a poem - whether it's the music or some other element of it -… — Kevin Powers Copy Share Image
I would still be reading out loud. I think that if you are any kind of an artist, then validation is just… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
With the Cardinals everybody would be reading the business section to see what their stocks were doing. You get to this locker… — Andy Van Slyke Copy Share Image
Anybody who is afraid of reading a page of text is not the reader that I want. — Rick Remender Copy Share Image
Ben remembered reading about curators in "Wonderstruck", and thought about what id meant to curate your own life, as his dad had… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
Beethoven’s music always struck me. Always. He had this fire you know. I remember reading this story of him going deaf and… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
When you read a book, you create that tonal bandwidth. You set a tone for yourself, as you're reading it, in which… — Nina Jacobson Copy Share Image
“My father never put a book into my hands and never forbade a book. Instead, he let me roam and graze, making… — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
“To whom do books belong? The books we read and the books we write are both ours and not ours. They're also… — Pamela Paul Copy Share Image
A university is a reading and discussion club. If students knew how to use the library, they wouldn't need the rest of… — John Ciardi Copy Share Image
What I was reading was already part of my psyche, but finally someone else was saying it's okay to walk alone. — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
I write books I'd enjoy reading, I'm the reader standing behind my shoulder. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
I have nothing else to tell; unless, indeed, I were to confess that no one can ever believe this narrative, in the… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Drawing used to be a civilized thing to do, like reading and writing. It was taught in elementary schools. It was democratic.… — Michael Kimmelman Copy Share Image
I can always tell when you're reading somewhere in the house,' my mother used to say. 'There's a special silence, a reading… — Francis Spufford Copy Share Image
[This] is very important to remember when reading or writing or talking or whatever: You are never, ever choosing whether to use… — John Green Copy Share Image
We may be sure that the characteristic blindness of the twentieth century [...] lies where we have never suspected it [...] The… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
I think for anybody reading the book they're going to get an idea in their heads of all those characters, and I… — Hugh Dancy Copy Share Image
Reading a good long novel is in many ways like having a long and satisfying affair — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Yes," she answers and does not move. She might, at this moment, be nothing but a floating intelligence; not even a brain… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
Skimming is fine for our emails, but it's not fine for some of the important forms of reading. — Maryanne Wolf Copy Share Image
A sentimentalist is one who delights to have high and devout emotions stirred whilst reading in an arm-chair, or in a prayer… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
I read a lot of 'The Canterbury Tales' on my phone last year, because I was cycling between three different editions, and… — Rick Moody Copy Share Image
A man only learns by two things; one is reading and the other is association with smarter people. — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
Although I don't know Paul McCartney, a mutual friend told me that Paul was reading my book, This Is Your Brain on… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Read as much as you possibly can. Nothing will help you as much as reading. — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
Travelling is a great time to catch up on my reading. It's hard falling asleep in new places, but a good book… — Amanda Hocking Copy Share Image
I'm an active author: I travel to give readings and talks, although I know it's risky. — Felice Picano Copy Share Image
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![“[This] is very important to remember when reading or writing or talking or whatever: You are never, ever choosing whether to use symbols. You are choosing which symbols to use.” quote by John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9ae/john-green-12_important_this-is-very-important-to-remember-when_801697.jpg)
![“We may be sure that the characteristic blindness of the twentieth century [...] lies where we have never suspected it [...] The only palliative is [...] by reading old books. [...] the books of the future would be just as good [...], but unfortunately we cannot get at them.” quote by C. S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2b8/c-s-lewis-2-132_blindness_we-may-be-sure-that-the-characteristic-b_801953.jpg)
