First Read Quotes

27 quotes by 27 authors

• Not far from here where we gather today is a symbol of freedom familiar to all Americans - the Liberty Bell. When the Declaration of… — George W. Bush
• I remember when we did our first read-through, Sonny [Bono] looks at the script and he goes, 'Okay, I'll see you guys later. Chai-ay-oh!' And… — Teri Garr
• I put the copy of 'A Christmas Carol' that my grandfather had first read to me 60 years ago on my desk, and I began… — Whitley Strieber
• No man should ever publish a book until he has first read it to a woman. — Van Wyck Brooks
• Rereading a favorite novel first read 5, 10, or 20 years ago, is a measure of our travel, how far we've come; it's a way… — Lewis Buzbee
• REVIEW, v.t. To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it./ Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it)/ At work upon… — Ambrose Bierce
• There are four principles we need to maintain: First, read the Word of God. Second, consume the Word of God until it consumes you. Third… — Smith Wigglesworth
• The man who seeks to educate himself must first read and then travel in order to correct what he has learned. — Giacomo Casanova
• I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old. — A. E. van Vogt
• When I first read the words 'introvert' and 'extrovert' when I was 10, I thought I was both. — Annie Dillard
• I have been illustrating Tolkien's books ever since I first read them, long before illustration became my profession. — John Howe
• I confess that when I first read that smog is particularly hazardous to children, senior citizens, and physically active people, for a brief moment I… — Paula Poundstone
• In America, people of a certain age ask, 'Where were you when Kennedy was shot?' In my house you were more likely to be asked,… — Marisha Pessl
• When I first read 'On the Road,' it helped me figure out how to live against the grain. Now I wonder how to be subversive… — Tony D'Souza
• I can remember exactly where I sat when my teacher first read Roald Dahl's 'James and the Giant Peach'. — Dave Eggers
• I loved the material when I first read it, and the experience of making the film was a great one. So when we came around… — Keanu Reeves
• If you take a book with you on a journey," Mo had said when he put the first one in her box, "an odd thing… — Cornelia Funke
• ...Mr. Wodehouse is a prose stylist of such startling talent that Frankie nearly skipped around with glee when she first read some of his phrases.… — E. Lockhart
• For to sit in a room full of books, and remember the stories they told you, and to know precisely where each one is located… — Sting
• Don’t you love the Oxford Dictionary? When I first read it, I thought it was a really really long poem about everything. — David Bowie

Who Wrote These First Read Quotes

27 authors contributed a total of 27 First Read Quotes, led by these top contributors:

• 1 First Read Quote by Keanu Reeves
• 1 First Read Quote by Cornelia Funke
• 1 First Read Quote by E. Lockhart
• 1 First Read Quote by Sting
• 1 First Read Quote by David Bowie
• 1 First Read Quote by Lauren Oliver
• 1 First Read Quote by Patricia C. Wrede
• 1 First Read Quote by James Geary
• 1 First Read Quote by Dorothy McGuire
• 1 First Read Quote by Chiaki Kuriyama
• 1 First Read Quote by Victor Garber
• 1 First Read Quote by Leslie Fiedler
• 1 First Read Quote by George W. Bush
• 1 First Read Quote by Teri Garr
• 1 First Read Quote by Whitley Strieber
• 1 First Read Quote by Van Wyck Brooks
• 1 First Read Quote by Lewis Buzbee
• 1 First Read Quote by Ambrose Bierce
• 1 First Read Quote by Smith Wigglesworth
• 1 First Read Quote by Giacomo Casanova
• 1 First Read Quote by A. E. van Vogt
• 1 First Read Quote by Annie Dillard
• 1 First Read Quote by John Howe
• 1 First Read Quote by Paula Poundstone
• 1 First Read Quote by Marisha Pessl