swans ... always look as though they'd just been reading their own fan-mail. — Jan Struther Copy Share Image
I'm still a bit of a reading glutton, I think, because I browse, read a bit of the back copy, flip through… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance. — Confucius Copy Share Image
“I don't see the use of reading the same thing over and over again,' said Phillip. 'That's only a laborious form of… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
Autumn. Pretty leaves, pumpkin pie and sweaters. Perfect weather for reading. Winter is great but I hate shoveling. — Eden Robinson Copy Share Image
“One’s like a closed bud, and most of what one reads and does has no effect at all; but there are certain… — William Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“Fiction though it is a fiction, should be written in a way that it feels like a reality, a reality every reader… — Arti Honrao Copy Share Image
Glenn McGrath's my hero, so I did a lot of reading on him when I was growing up. — Stuart Broad Copy Share Image
Jeremiah is a most melancholy prophet. He wails from beginning to end; he is often childish, is rarely indecent, and although it… — Annie Besant Copy Share Image
If I'm reading a script, and I'm not buying it, I need to be able to relate to the character on some… — Rory Culkin Copy Share Image
“I certainly couldn't have survived my childhood without books. All that deprivation and pain--abuse, broken home, a runaway sister, a brother with… — Junot Díaz Copy Share Image
“If she were running through the rye, if she were headed towards the abyss, I would grab hold with every ounce of… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
I was the only kid reading guitar magazines at the back of the classroom. — Orianthi Copy Share Image
Isn't it wonderful how dogs can win friends and influence people without ever reading a book. — Charles E. McKenzie Copy Share Image
I'm always loath to make generalizations about what is for children and what isn't. Certainly children's literature as a genre has some… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
Part of the job of a children's author is to write books that will be remembered, definitely, but if I might go… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
I love looking at pictures of nebulas and reading articles about black holes and dark matter - I always tie it into… — Selah Louise Marley Copy Share Image
The great bulk of the legal voters of the South were men who owned no slaves; their homes were generally in the… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
I myself discovered many authors through school reading lists and through school anthologies. The positives are: young readers can find the world… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
While their competition is asleep, world-class leaders are up - and they're not watching the news or reading the paper. They are… — Robin S. Sharma Copy Share Image
About 15 years ago I went though a period of a year or so when I just couldn't find anything good. My… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
The Blood She Betrayed is unique, and Shahkara, the character, is one of the most engaging strong female role models I’ve seen… — L. J. Smith Copy Share Image
What works for eating and swimming might work for reading and writing. — Matthew Healy Copy Share Image
The Sun Also Rises' by Ernest Hemingway is my favorite book. You feel manly reading it. — Elizabeth Olsen Copy Share Image
No one on earth is so boring and insignificant that he or she is not worth writing or reading about...One thing's for… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I love sports. When I'm not playing, I'm watching, reading, or otherwise obsessing about them. This probably stems from growing up in… — Mark Waters Copy Share Image
Lawrence Hill, a cultural and spiritual descendant of West African griots, has used his vast storytelling talents to create an epic story… — Afua Cooper Copy Share Image
There was one moment, and it happened in school. I had a big final exam - we were supposed to write a… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
When she was pregnant with Teddy, she feared that she’d give birth to a child who disliked reading. It would be like… — J. Courtney Sullivan Copy Share Image
I'm always conscious of the fact that a book starts, basically, with a kid in a lap, and a parent reading to… — Jon J Muth Copy Share Image
Until I was a junior in high school, I was a "boy scientist" type and expected to go into chemistry. Then I… — Allen W. Wood Copy Share Image
Once in a very long time you come across a book that is far, far more than the ink, the glue and… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
If you find yourself saying things like, "I'm hitting the age where I'll need reading glasses," "I'm too old to try yoga… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
I have read so many books. And yet, like most Autodidacts, I am never quite sure of what I have gained from… — Muriel Barbery Copy Share Image
“I think we should always remember that reading -- the experience of a book -- is a very private, very personal kind… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
