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Read like mad. But try to do it analytically - which can be hard, because the better and more compelling a novel is, the less… — Sarah Waters
A story is a way to say something that can't be said any other way, and it takes every word in the story to say… — Flannery O'Connor
To read and to write. Some writers have to be told to write. They think their job is to meet agents and have experiences and… — Ursula K. Le Guin
You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything… — Harold Geneen
More Bibles are bought and fewer read than any other book. — Vance Havner
The play is one of the very few pieces of great dramatic and comic writing that I have read in a long, long time. I… — Linda Lavin
I would say that most of my books are contemporary realistic fiction... a couple, maybe three, fall into the 'historic fiction' category. Science fiction is… — Lois Lowry
I'm not terribly conversant with children's literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult. — Lois Lowry
We live in times that are in many ways ambiguous. Maybe that's why kids want precision in what they read - they don't like that… — Lois Lowry
Early on I came to realize something, and it came from the mail I received from kids. That is, kids at that pivotal age, 12,… — Lois Lowry
I don't read young adult or children's books, now that my grandchildren are beyond the age of my reading to them. I read reviews, and… — Lois Lowry
I often compare myself as a kid to my own grandchildren, who are around 11 and 14 now. That's the age kids usually read my… — Lois Lowry
I tend not to think about audience when I'm writing. Many people who read 'The Giver' now have their own kids who are reading it.… — Lois Lowry
I read every single review, because I love film criticism and I'm interested. — Melanie Lynskey
I don't have the feeling that as a very young person I read books that absolutely made their mark on my mind. — Robert Jay Lifton
I like big doses of grief when I read: Richard Yates, Flannery O'Connor, Kenzabaro Oe, Thomas Bernhard. — Ben Marcus
I tend to only read comics written by friends or people I've known. And I'm not a great comic reader. — Grant Morrison
I think it's very hard for us, for Christians, to understand that it's okay to read a book, for instance, on how to manage your… — Donald Miller
It's rare that I read more than two or three books by any one author; usually only one. — Isaac Marion
The kind of stuff I usually read is a bit more on the literary side, like books that I think are influential in the sense… — Isaac Marion
I read the papers, I surf the Web. At the beginning of the year, I try to see at least two episodes of every show… — Leslie Moonves
I was one of the first to read the 'ER' script and the good news is George Clooney still gives me credit for helping to… — Leslie Moonves
Kane and Abel' is the best popular fiction of all time. As a kid, I wanted to be prime minister when I read 'First Among… — Louise Mensch
Every band I've come across has read more than I have. — Marcus Mumford
I like to read first thing in the morning. I'm addicted to the Kindle. I read a lot of business books, because I feel like… — Matt Mullenweg

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