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title: "5 Reading Requires Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [Reading requires a loner's temperament, a high tolerance for silence, and an unhealthy preference for the company of people who are imaginary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-samuels/reading-requires-a-loner-s-temperament-a-high-tolerance-for-silence/)

[David Samuels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-samuels/)

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> [Reading requires the brain to rearrange its original parts to learn something new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maryanne-wolf/reading-requires-the-brain-to-rearrange-its-original-parts-to-learn/)

[Maryanne Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maryanne-wolf/)

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> [“Reading requires actual concentration . If you skipped a paragraph, or even an important sentence, you could lose the entire story. With…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-ehrenhaft/reading-requires-actual-concentration-if-you-skipped-a-paragraph-or/)

[Daniel Ehrenhaft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-ehrenhaft/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d6/daniel-ehrenhaft-43897_reading_reading-requires-actual-concentration-if_1684850.jpg)

> [Easy reading requires hard writing,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-trollope/easy-reading-requires-hard-writing/)

[Anthony Trollope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-trollope/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81d/anthony-trollope-611_easy_easy-reading-requires-hard-writing-20864_2086410.jpg)

> [“326. Excessive reading does not make us smarter. Some people simply "devour" books. They do it without the necessary intervals of thought,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alija-ali-izetbegovic/326-excessive-reading-does-not-make-us-smarter-some-people-simply/)

[Alija Ali Izetbegovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alija-ali-izetbegovic/)

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