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I grew up in a completely bookless household. It was my father's boast that he had never read a book from end to end. — John le Carre
Most people like to read about intrigue and spies. I hope to provide a metaphor for the average reader's daily life. Most of us live… — John le Carre
I don't like to have to pan for gold when I read. — Jonathan Carroll
I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will be interesting to give my own journal writing a try… — Jonathan Carroll
I have proved by actual trial that a letter, that takes an hour to write, takes only about 3 minutes to read! — Lewis Carroll
Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring… — Angela Carter
My suggestion to newspapers everywhere is to give the public a reason to read them again. So here's an idea: get on a big story… — Graydon Carter
I read novels but I also read the Bible. And study it, you know? And the more I learn, the more excited I get. — Johnny Cash
It's like a novelist writing far out things. If it makes a point and makes sense, then people like to read that. But if it's… — Johnny Cash
I don't read reviews because if they're bad I'm devastated and if they're good I get a big head. — Kim Cattrall
To my undying shame, I do read reviews. I don't read them all, but I like to get some kind of idea how things are… — Nick Cave
I would not ever try to be a show intellectual, which I was accused of doing a while on ABC. I thought you were supposed… — Dick Cavett
Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from books read the day before. — Nicolas Chamfort
I don't think I had a script on 'King Kong.' But usually you read a script and then you go and audition for it. It's… — Kyle Chandler
Every man is a volume if you know how to read him. — William Ellery Channing
As a child I always had a sense of social conditions and political situations. I think it had to do with the fact that my… — Tracy Chapman
Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory. — Ray Charles
Noam Chomsky has a book, which I read for the first time when I was in Spain, called 'Fear of Democracy'. There is your answer.… — Hugo Chavez
There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
If you are working 50 hours a week in a factory, you don't have time to read 10 newspapers a day and go back to… — Noam Chomsky

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