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The best book I read this year was 'The Da Vinci Code.' — Goran Ivanisevic
If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read 'Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky', in that order. — Jascha Heifetz
The second suggestion is to think as well as to read. I know people who read and read, and for all the good it does… — Arnold Bennett
The book of nature which we have to read is written by the finger of God. — Michael Faraday
You like it, that's all, whether it's a landscape or abstract. You like it. It hits you. You don't have to read it. The work… — Clement Greenberg
You can either read something many times in order to be assured that you got it all, or else you can define your purpose and… — E F Schumacher
I didn't read The Haunting of Hill House until sometime early in the 1990's. — William Peter Blatty
The great British Library --an immense collection of volumes of all ages and languages, many of which are now forgotten, and most of which are… — Washington Irving
In the past 20 years alone, it adds up to more death than were caused by all the civil and international wars adn government repression… — Peter Singer
Nobody ever says, 'Hey daddy, thanks for knockin' out this rent.' 'Hey daddy, I sure love this hot water.' 'Hey daddy, it's easy to read… — Chris Rock
It's hard having kids because it's boring... It's just being with them on the floor while they be children. They read Clifford the Big Red… — Louis C. K.
Joao Gilberto on guitar could read a newspaper and sound good. — Miles Davis
Barney Kessel was 'Mr. Guitar,' the foremost jazz guitarist of his generation. He had an amazing imagination, his solos were incredible, he swung his tail… — Larry Coryell
While we sometimes feel and have felt in days that are past and gone, to complain because we meet with oppression, persecution, and affliction, yet… — Wilford Woodruff
It's a lovely tribute and fun to read. — Howell Raines
You donâ€™t read or overhear the voice in the poem, you are the voice in the poem. — Helen Vendler
I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. It's perfectly… — Barbara Park
It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. I think the best way for children to treasure reading is… — Kate DiCamillo
I think humor is key [to a successful middle-grade novel]. Kids like to read for entertainment, and the best way to entertain kids is to… — Jeff Kinney
Wizards was my homage to Tolkien in the American idiom. I had read Tolkien, understood Tolkien, and wanted to do a sort of fantasy for… — Ralph Bakshi

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