--- title: "9 Reading Want Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Reading Want quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Reading Want sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/chandan-sharma-28323_author_if-you-are-reading-this-you-will-get-wha_273772.jpg" --- > [“If you are reading this, you will get what you want. Believe in yourself and that's inspiration.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chandan-sharma/if-you-are-reading-this-you-will-get-what-you-want-believe-in/) [Chandan Sharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chandan-sharma/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/chandan-sharma-28323_author_if-you-are-reading-this-you-will-get-wha_273772.jpg) > [“Reading, or Want to Read. Tap on a book to read reviews and”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amazon/reading-or-want-to-read-tap-on-a-book-to-read-reviews-and/) [Amazon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amazon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dba/amazon-1254_book_reading-or-want-to-read-tap-on-a-book-to_3164186.jpg) > [“But sooner or later you have to do something. If you think you're going to find one thing that will be perfect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-patchett/but-sooner-or-later-you-have-to-do-something-if-you-think-you-re/) [Ann Patchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-patchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bf/ann-patchett-670_birthday_but-sooner-or-later-you-have-to-do-somet_278942.jpg) > [“The more you read, the more you will find your thoughts and conversation reflecting your reading, and the more you will want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-wilson/the-more-you-read-the-more-you-will-find-your-thoughts-and/) [Nancy Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30e/nancy-wilson-3971_books_the-more-you-read-the-more-you-will-find_1644768.jpg) > [“spending time in reading something you want to read is wayyyyy better than wasting time in reading something you should read but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shohana-akter/spending-time-in-reading-something-you-want-to-read-is-wayyyyy-better/) [Shohana Akter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shohana-akter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31e/shohana-akter-74338_life_spending-time-in-reading-something-you-w_314904.jpg) > [“spending time in reading something you want to read is wayyyyy better than wasting time in reading something you should read. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shohana-akter/spending-time-in-reading-something-you-want-to-read-is-wayyyyy-better-2/) [Shohana Akter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shohana-akter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/611/shohana-akter-74338_life_spending-time-in-reading-something-you-w_505377.jpg) > [Life is hard, and a lot of people come home tired from work. If they're gonna spend half an hour reading, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/life-is-hard-and-a-lot-of-people-come-home-tired-from-work-if-they-re/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38c/james-patterson-171_achievement_life-is-hard-and-a-lot-of-people-come-ho_570331.png) > [I don't want the words to be naked the way they are in faxes or in the computer. I want them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/siri-hustvedt/i-don-t-want-the-words-to-be-naked-the-way-they-are-in-faxes-or-in/) [Siri Hustvedt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/siri-hustvedt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/siri-hustvedt-860_be-careful_i-don-t-want-the-words-to-be-naked-the-w_3183197.jpg) > [“As a reader you recognise that feeling when you're lost in a book? You know the one - when whatever's going on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-sheridan/as-a-reader-you-recognise-that-feeling-when-you-re-lost-in-a-book-you/) [Sara Sheridan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-sheridan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/sara-sheridan-1032_book_as-a-reader-you-recognise-that-feeling-w_3025927.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reading-want/#itemlist", "name": "Reading Want Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If you are reading this, you will get what you want. 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