I Read Quotes

1362 I Read quotes by 1094 unique authors

I don't remember when exactly I read my first comic book, but I do remember exactly how liberated and subversive I felt as a result. — Edward Said
Because when I read, I don't really read; I pop a beautiful sentence into my mouth and suck it like a fruit drop, or I… — Bohumil Hrabal
I read *old* novels. The reason is simple. I prefer proper endings. — Diane Setterfield
He does have surprising, secret purposes. I open a Bible, and His plans, startling, lie there barefaced. It’s hard to believe it, when I read… — Ann Voskamp
I read because I have to. It drives everything else from my mind. It lets me escape to find other world. — Adeline Yen Mah
The sign was spray-painted in Arabic and English, probably from some attempt by the farmer to sell his wares in the market. The English read:… — Rick Riordan
Fortunately, I read (the books) without knowing what I was in for, and the best thing that can ever happen to a reader happened to… — Milan Kundera
In all the works on pedagogy that ever I read — and they have been many, big, and heavy — I don't remember that any… — Charles Sanders Peirce
Tastykakes are just another of the many advantages of living in Jersey. They’re made in Philly and shipped to Trenton in all their fresh squishiness.… — Janet Evanovich
I read somewhere once that souls were like flowers,' said Priscilla. 'Then your soul is a golden narcissus,' said Anne, 'and Diana's is like a… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
I know because I read. Might I suggest you try it? — Libba Bray
I have finished To Kill a Mockingbird. It is now my favorite book of all time, but then again, I always think that until I… — Stephen Chbosky
I read once that you need two things to be happy: any two of health, money, and love. You can cover the absense of one… — Max Barry
There was a time when I thought I turned terrible things over in my mind because I read and wrote too many scary stories. (Note… — Patrick Carman
Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and… — Voltaire
My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone… — George R. R. Martin
How do you know your Colossus is the genuine article in the first place? I read his mind. I matched his DNA. I smelled him.… — Joss Whedon
Words are alive--when I've found a story that I love, I read it again and again, like playing a favorite song over and over. Reading… — Gary Paulsen
OUR INSPIRATION: Billy Graham, July 2, 1962 “World events are moving very rapidly now. I pick up the Bible in one hand, and I pick… — Billy Graham
I read,' I say. 'I study and read. I bet I've read everything you've read. Don't think I haven't. I consume libraries. I wear out… — David Foster Wallace
I read and I read; and I was like a medieval king, I had fallen in love with the picture long before I saw the… — John Fowles
Branson ate his salad, and left the rest of his fish untouched, while Grace tucked into his steak and kidney pudding with relish. 'I read… — Peter James
You aren't worried are you?" "Why should I be worried? It's just another day in the neighborhood. You know - bombs, fires, people shooting at… — Christine Feehan
Have you killed anyone?” she asked quickly. “What? Did you miss what I said, about turning murder into an art form?” “But you haven’t actually… — Derek Landy
I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business. I… — Warren Buffett

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