Book Quote by Alan Jacobs

“A book reread is a new story.”

— Moonstarsenergy

“A re-read is more leisurely than a first read. I know the plot, after all, I know what happens. I may still cry (embarrassingly,…

— Jo Walton

“When I re-read, I know what I'm getting. It's like revisiting an old friend. An unread book holds wonderful unknown promise, but also threatens…

— Jo Walton

“Every once in a while you come across a novel that reminds you why you think you enjoy reading in the first place.”

— Graham Parke

“Every new book we read in our brief and busy lives means that a classic is left unread.”

— B.R. Myers

I do reread, kind of obsessively, partly for the surprise of how the same book reads at a different point in life, and partly…

— Elizabeth Strout

“A good book gets better at the second reading. A great book at the third. Any book not worth rereading isn't worth reading.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“Have you never picked up a book you've read before, and found it speaks to you in a new way?”

— Django Wexler

“A book lives a new life every time it is read.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“Much of the excitement of a new novel lies in the repudiation of the one written before.”

— Zadie Smith

“reading a book is like being a new person”

— Jasmine Irwin

“The true reader must be an extension of the author. He is the higher court that receives the case already prepared by the lower…

— Novalis