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I don't really read a lot. Maybe I should. — Syd Barrett
Most of us would rather risk catastrophe than read the directions.... — Mignon McLaughlin
Michael Koryta's THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD is an absolutely thrilling read. I read most of it with my breath held, occasionally exhaling to ask… — Kevin Powers
I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read. — Tracy Kidder
I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject that's really worth… — Tracy Kidder
Now what is food for the inner man? Not prayer, but the Word of God; and here again, not the simple reading of the Word… — George Muller
No man should ever publish a book until he has first read it to a woman. — Van Wyck Brooks
Advice to Young Journal Keepers. Be lenient with yourself. Conceal your worst faults, leave out your most shameful thoughts, actions, and temptations. Give yourself all… — Rosamond Lehmann
You should always believe what you read in the newspapers, for that makes them more interesting. — Rose Macaulay
Many persons read and like fiction. It does not tax the intelligence and the intelligence of most of us can so ill afford taxation that… — Rose Macaulay
Prose is not to be read aloud but to oneself alone at night, and it is not quick as poetry but rather a gathering web… — Henry Green
I have this theory that people in Hollywood don't read. They read 'Vanity Fair' and then consider themselves terribly well read. I think I can… — Jackie Collins
I think I'm a born storyteller. Inspiration is all around me. I can read a newspaper article and come up with an idea for a… — Jackie Collins
I was never confident about finishing a book, but friends encouraged me. When I finished my first book, it was accepted by a publisher right… — Jackie Collins
The bands I like, they don't sell too many records and the girls I like, they don't kiss too many boys. Books I read will… — Frank Turner
I didnâ€™t careâ€¦about heroes who could read minds or walk through walls or do magic. The heroes I liked had courage and knew more real… — Homer Hickam
I would rather exercise than read a newspaper. — Kim Alexis
You read a script and its based on 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction', and it goes right in the bin. — Tim Roth
The first bowl sleekly moistened throat and lips, The second banished all my loneliness The third expelled the dullness from my mind, Sharpening inspiration gained… — Lu Tong
Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly. — Anne Stevenson

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