I Read Quotes

1362 I Read quotes by 1094 unique authors

In 1976, I read a book by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss and knew immediately that I, too, could write a historical romance. It took me a… — Virginia Henley
Probably every book I read influenced me in some small way. Authors like Jan Westcott, Kathleen Winsor, Catherine Cookson, Georgette Heyer, and even Barbara Cartland… — Virginia Henley
I grew up in a bookish family, so I read very widely. I was omnivorous, really. — Guy Gavriel Kay
I read a couple of books about neuroscience and the relationship between the mind and the body. — Joel Kinnaman
I read mostly science-fiction and fantasy when I was a teenager, and I was always drawn to stories where the characters had telepathic powers. — Ruth Glick
When I was young, I read everything I could lay my hands on, but the Scots in my storybooks spent their time fighting glorious battles,… — Theresa Breslin
I bought myself a rubber brain, familiarized myself with its many parts, listened intently, and read more. In fact, I read obsessively, as my husband… — Siri Hustvedt
I read incessantly, searching for the things that might move me. — Richard Flanagan
From the age of 13, I was attracted to physics and mathematics. My interest in these subjects derived mostly from popular science books that I… — David Gross
I was a library rat and a bookworm. I read all the time. I walked to school reading books. I read under my desk. — Chelsea Cain
I read a lot fewer thrillers than I think people assume I do. — Chelsea Cain
I get inspiration from literally everything and anything. I take inspiration from people, relationships, stories, and I take inspiration from movies I see, books I… — Unknown Author
I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction. — A. C. Benson
The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when I read over… — George Gissing
Before I was reading science fiction, I read Hemingway. Farewell to Arms was my first adult novel that said not everything ends well. It was… — Robert Reed
My eye muscles hurt now when I read our MasterCard bill. — Geoffrey Rush
In my youth, I found that I was quite often inspired and pushed forward by what I read. — Peter Davison
I read the book with interest, but when Jackson was a candidate in 1828 for the Presidency, I opposed him and voted for Adams. I… — Ezra Cornell
Then one day I read about a book that said that the church is the only army that shoots its wounded. — Keith Miller
I really would have been stupid not to have done it. It was also a film that was actually happening, I mean, Miramax was doing… — Adam Arkin
I read a fan bulletin board once, and somebody said I had a face like a potato, so I never went back on there. — Mary Lynn Rajskub
It was, when I read it, I thought, such a beautiful script. I loved the story. I thought it was well handled. I thought it… — Jennifer Connelly
When I read the script, I was like, Hello, woman in a box. I had to explore that to the end. — Sherilyn Fenn
As long as sixty years ago, when I first started to read newspapers, I read of floods on the Yellow River and the Yangtze. Who… — Gordon Sinclair
Among the American contemporaries I read with most enjoyment are several North Carolinians. I think the best poetry being written these days is being written… — Robert Morgan

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