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If I can steal away and read something other than what I have to for my work, it's restorative. — Roma Downey
Write with abandon and no constraints for first draft. Cut brutally and save in separate files on second draft. Add conflict; don't be afraid to… — Francesca Lia Block
The best way to get kids to read a book is to say: 'This book is not appropriate for your age, and it has all… — Philip Pullman
When I was a child I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was the hero of the comic book. I saw movies,… — Elvis Presley
I have this belief that children become readers before they can read. They become hooked on books because they were read aloud to as a… — Jacqueline Wilson
It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. — Katherine Paterson
When I began to read, I began to exist — Walter Dean Myers
Why the brevity? Because I'd rather people read my book twice than only half-way through — Mohsin Hamid
To read a book is to hold an entire world in the palm of your hand. That world is unique to you; no two readers… — Arthur Schopenhauer
The real importance of reading is that it creates an ease & intimacy with the process of writing... It also offers you a constantly growing… — Stephen King
I believe that we should only read those books that bite and sting us. If a book does not rouse us with a blow then… — Franz Kafka
The millionaire says to a thousand people, 'I read this book and it started me on the road to wealth.' Guess how many go out… — Jim Rohn
The White House is now urging Americans not to 'read too much' into last week's jobs report. In fact, they said it would be best… — Jay Leno
We buy books because we believe we're buying the time to read them. — Warren Zevon
There are three good things in this world. One is to read poetry, another is to write poetry, and the best of all is to… — Rupert Brooke
The most important thing is you can't write what you wouldn't read for pleasure. It's a mistake to analyze the market thinking you can write… — Nora Roberts
When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. — John Berger
Didn't come up here to read. Came up here to hit. — Hank Aaron
In this life, you should read everything you can read. Taste everything you can taste. Meet everyone you can meet. Travel everywhere you can travel.… — Mario Cuomo
We are transformed by what we read. Deepak Chopra, one of the leading thinkers of the world, in many ways has changed my life with… — Rachel Roy
There are three things you need to be a good writer: you need to read a lot, you need to write a lot, and you… — Clay Shirky
Sometimes when I'm really enjoying a book, I'll read a sentence or paragraph and just think - how can someone's head be wired in such… — Joe Abercrombie
We have an obligation to read aloud to our children. To read them things they enjoy. To read to them stories we are already tired… — Neil Gaiman
Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. — Ray Bradbury
If I read too much or know too much it's not because I want to talk about it, it's only because it's interesting for me. — Karl Lagerfeld

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