For me, reading was always the great escape without getting your fingers burnt. — Geri Halliwell Copy Share Image
You will not see anyone who is truly striving after his spiritual advancement who is not given to spiritual reading. — Athanasius of Alexandria Copy Share Image
Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift. — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I sometimes think that the American story is the one about the reading of the will. — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
Newspaper readership is declining like crazy. In fact, there's a good chance that nobody is reading my column. — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
“Reading is a way of disciplining our minds, and it is also one of the most efficient means of mental escape.” — Andrew Piper Copy Share Image
“Reading" had always been my lifeline-- an escape to that imaginary world where hurts were fictional and endings happy...” — Phyllis Whitney Copy Share Image
My parents gave me that gift of "reading is a good thing." I mean my mother was afraid of everything. But she… — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue... I once noticed Mary McCarthy ending a line of dialogue with "she… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
When you've grown sick of reading and bug-eyed from watching TV, when your friends are all visited out, no words can adequately… — Lance Loud Copy Share Image
My father loved biographies. He loved the true tales of interesting people that were shaping our culture. I get why he dug… — Abigail Spencer Copy Share Image
I'm referred to, I see, as 'the biggest banker in modern publishing'. Now there's a line that needed the celebrated Guardian proof-reading. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Like many authors, I caught the writing bug during my teenage years. I don't remember the exact day or year, but I… — Ally Carter Copy Share Image
When I'm going to see a comedian, I don't want to see them hold back, and when I'm reading a book, I… — Kathy Griffin Copy Share Image
Difference is always the biggest challenge for humans. That's why we do enjoy reading or watching movies or watching TV. It's a… — Franka Potente Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those who spring up yelling, "Yippee! Another day!" I'll grumble and sulk around a couple of hours, reading… — Johnny Carson Copy Share Image
But what I really long to know you do not tell either: what you feel, although I've given you hints by the… — Gail Carson Levine Copy Share Image
When we haven't the time to listen to each other's stories we seek out experts to tell us how to live. The… — Rachel Naomi Remen Copy Share Image
I sort of try to read the books when they come out impartially and not make up my mind, but the fact… — Daniel Radcliffe Copy Share Image
It is impossible to estimate full influence of the reading of the Word in a home day after day and year after… — J.R. Miller Copy Share Image
“[Roland] Barthes turned the thable on the author, saying no only the a book needs a reader to wake it into life,… — Robert Rowland Smith Copy Share Image
“Reading, which had been at the heart of my intellectual and emotional existence, was suddenly beyond my grasp. I was used to… — Kay Redfield Jamison Copy Share Image
Steve Yarbrough is a writer of many gifts, but what makes Safe from the Neighbors such a magnificent achievement is its moral… — Ron Rash Copy Share Image
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