Duty Quote by Alan Bennett

“I believe we have an obligation to read for pleasure, in private and in public places. If we read for pleasure, if others see…

— Neil Gaiman

I believe we have an obligation to read for pleasure, in private and in public places. If we read for pleasure, if others see…

— Neil Gaiman

Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable.

— Aneurin Bevan

Reading is like the sex act - done privately, and often in bed

— Daniel J. Boorstin

All reading for pleasure is entertainment.

— Raymond Chandler

I tend not to think about the reading public at all, or the business, when I'm writing.

— Sara Gruen

It is your duty to examine the conduct of public figures and to place them in the spotlight - that is your duty.

— Nelson Mandela

“Every time people force themselves to carry on with a book they're not enjoying, they reinforce the idea that reading is a duty.”

— Nick Hornby

In a free country it is the duty of writers to pay no attention to duty.

— E. B. White

No one can read with profit that which he cannot learn to read with pleasure.

— Anonymous

Reading is a private pursuit; one that takes place behind closed doors.

— Siri Hustvedt

People choose to read, and it takes effort. It's not one of those hobbies that asks nothing of the person who is doing it.…

— Gabrielle Zevin