Point of view Quote by Anna Quindlen

“Reading is how we learn to attach ourselves to ourselves, and to others, and to the world: reading inhabits us with the tendrils of…

— Rick Gekoski

“Reading is an activity that not only expands the mind but also enhances the soul and cultivates ones character.”

— Anonymous

“Reading is an intimate act, perhaps more intimate than any other human act. I say that because of the prolonged (or intense) exposure of…

— Harold Brodkey

“The attraction of reading is that it allows you to live, for a few hours, as someone else—grants you access to their head, their…

— Alessandra Torre

“We get one chance at this life. We have one body, one mind, and one life to live. Reading provides us with a vicarious…

— Tony Reinke

“Reading a great work of literature can truly be likened to having a conversation with a great mind.”

— Jennie Chancey

“We must connect students to books that force them to pay attention, to think and wonder, to imagine and believe, and then read for…

— Peggy Kittle

“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials for knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”

— Anonymous

“Reading stimulates the imagination and a good imagination can change the world in the most splendid of ways.”

— Meredith Wood

Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self.

— Tom Bissell

“Reading is a privileged pleasure because each of us enjoys it, quite complexly, in ways not replicable by anyone else. But there is enough…

— Robert Alter

“when we are in the world of reading it helps us to think in the way we wish…”

— Shebapmannil