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Machines aren't replacing proofreaders at all. Copy editors, who proofread and much, much more, use spellcheck as a tool but read every word that appears… — Bill Walsh
As a young teenager I looked desperately for things to read that might excuse me or assure me I wasn't the only one, that might… — Edmund White
My work is about making candy for the eyes. It's about grabbing your attention. Even though my work is appearing in magazines I am trying… — David LaChapelle
I never read prefaces, and it is not much good writing things just for people to skip. I wonder other authors have never thought of… — E. Nesbit
I have personally seen statements that were longer than some books I have read. — Wendell H. Ford
It is significant comment on the victory of science over magic that were someone to say â€˜if I put this pill in your beer it… — Cyril Connolly
I never thought I'd be a writer. I never thought I'd be able to read a book, let alone write one. So if books like… — Don Novello
People have always had this craving to have someone tell them the future. Long ago, kings would hire people to read sheep guts. There's always… — Charlie Munger
We both (Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett) insist on a lot of time being available almost every day to just sit and think. That is… — Charlie Munger
In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn't read all the time - none, zero.… — Charlie Munger
Donald Westlake's Parker novels are among the small number of books I read over and over. Forget all that crap you've been telling yourself about… — Lawrence Block
I won't read a book that starts with a description of the weather. I don't read books over 300 pages, though I'll make an exception… — Elmore Leonard
I was born Feb. 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families--second families, perhaps I should say.… — Abraham Lincoln
I have read all that has been written by the gravest authorities on political economy on the subject of rent, wages, taxes, tithes. — Robert Peel
If you enjoy reading something, read it. — S E Hinton
I get letters from readers who say that they have always hated reading, but somebody suggested one of my books, they actually finished the book… — Caroline B. Cooney
I read because one life isn't enough and in the pages of a book, I can be anybody. — Richard Peck
Blood Riders is a novel like you've never read before - part Western and part horror and one-hundred percent sweet excitement. It's vivid and high-velocity,… — T. Jefferson Parker
It's lacrosse that helped teach me to spin off checks, take shots and protect the puck under pressure. My stick skills, the way to read… — John Tavares
I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray'sAs I read about the School Entertainment and… — Ann M. Martin

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