--- title: "9 Reading Takes Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Reading Takes quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Reading Takes sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/augusten-burroughs-603_focus_reading-takes-solitude-and-it-takes-focu_3042115.png" --- > [Reading takes solitude and it takes focus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/reading-takes-solitude-and-it-takes-focus/) [Augusten Burroughs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusten-burroughs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/augusten-burroughs-603_focus_reading-takes-solitude-and-it-takes-focu_3042115.png) > [Reading takes time, and the glass teat takes too much of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/reading-takes-time-and-the-glass-teat-takes-too-much-of-it/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b7/stephen-king-13_glasses_reading-takes-time-and-the-glass-teat-ta_2848834.jpg) > [“Reading takes time, and the glass tit takes too much of it”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/reading-takes-time-and-the-glass-tit-takes-too-much-of-it/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa8/stephen-king-13_time_reading-takes-time-and-the-glass-tit-tak_1310888.jpg) > [“my ms is getting worse but reading takes me to my quite and safe place!!!!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-b/my-ms-is-getting-worse-but-reading-takes-me-to-my-quite-and-safe-place/) [mike b](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-b/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/mike-b-99370_reading_my-ms-is-getting-worse-but-reading-takes_2010994.jpg) > [“Reading takes you on a wonderful journey to places you have probably never been. Sit back and enjoy your journey.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marjorie-taylor/reading-takes-you-on-a-wonderful-journey-to-places-you-have-probably/) [Marjorie Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marjorie-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a12/marjorie-taylor-260106_books_reading-takes-you-on-a-wonderful-journey_1283651.jpg) > [“I read everyday, because reading takes me away, away to a place where nothing is impossible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manoj-arora/i-read-everyday-because-reading-takes-me-away-away-to-a-place-where/) [Manoj Arora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manoj-arora/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/manoj-arora-13072_book_i-read-everyday-because-reading-takes-me_393847.jpg) > [Reading takes me to a different place than my everyday life. I usually get fully involved in what I'm reading about, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rey-mysterio/reading-takes-me-to-a-different-place-than-my-everyday-life-i-usually/) [Rey Mysterio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rey-mysterio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/rey-mysterio-6793_day-life_reading-takes-me-to-a-different-place-th_2069964.jpg) > [“People plan their reading? Takes all kinds… Books just find me. They converge upon me like flocks of benevolent vultures. They follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/people-plan-their-reading-takes-all-kinds-books-just-find-me-they/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92d/diana-gabaldon-185_books_people-plan-their-reading-takes-all-kind_995005.jpg) > [The other book that I worry no one reads anymore is James Joyce's Ulysses. It's not easy, but every page is wonderful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-carol-oates/the-other-book-that-i-worry-no-one-reads-anymore-is-james-joyce-s/) [Joyce Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-carol-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0d/joyce-carol-oates-344_able_the-other-book-that-i-worry-no-one-reads_662524.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reading-takes/#itemlist", "name": "Reading Takes Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Reading takes solitude and it takes focus.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Augusten Burroughs" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusten-burroughs/reading-takes-solitude-and-it-takes-focus/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/augusten-burroughs-603_focus_reading-takes-solitude-and-it-takes-focu_3042115.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/augusten-burroughs-603_focus_reading-takes-solitude-and-it-takes-focu_3042115.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/augusten-burroughs-603_focus_reading-takes-solitude-and-it-takes-focu_3042115.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Reading takes solitude and it takes focus.” — Augusten Burroughs", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Reading takes time, and the glass teat takes too much of it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen King" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/reading-takes-time-and-the-glass-teat-takes-too-much-of-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b7/stephen-king-13_glasses_reading-takes-time-and-the-glass-teat-ta_2848834.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b7/stephen-king-13_glasses_reading-takes-time-and-the-glass-teat-ta_2848834.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b7/stephen-king-13_glasses_reading-takes-time-and-the-glass-teat-ta_2848834.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Reading takes time, and the glass teat takes too much of it.” — Stephen King", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Reading takes time, and the glass tit takes too much of it”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen King" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/reading-takes-time-and-the-glass-tit-takes-too-much-of-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa8/stephen-king-13_time_reading-takes-time-and-the-glass-tit-tak_1310888.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa8/stephen-king-13_time_reading-takes-time-and-the-glass-tit-tak_1310888.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa8/stephen-king-13_time_reading-takes-time-and-the-glass-tit-tak_1310888.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Reading takes time, and the glass tit takes too much of it” — Stephen King", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“my ms is getting worse but reading takes me to my quite and safe place!!!!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "mike b" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-b/my-ms-is-getting-worse-but-reading-takes-me-to-my-quite-and-safe-place/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/mike-b-99370_reading_my-ms-is-getting-worse-but-reading-takes_2010994.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/mike-b-99370_reading_my-ms-is-getting-worse-but-reading-takes_2010994.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/mike-b-99370_reading_my-ms-is-getting-worse-but-reading-takes_2010994.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“my ms is getting worse but reading takes me to my quite and safe place!!!!” — mike b", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Reading takes you on a wonderful journey to places you have probably never been. 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