Reader Quotes

2239 quotes by 1386 authors

The holy men and women, whose lives are told throughout this book, witness to the fact that the word of God is alive and has… — Stephen J. Binz
Reading is sometimes thought of as a form of escapism, and itâ€™s a common turn of phrase to speak of getting lost in a book.… — Rebecca Mead
What's your favorite book?' is a question that is usually only asked by children and banking identity-verification services--and favorite isn't, anyway, the right word to… — Rebecca Mead
As you consider whether to move a child into formal academic training, remember that we want our children to do more than just learn how… — Lilian Katz
As a reader, youâ€™re often inside one or more character heads, so you know what theyâ€™re feeling, even if they canâ€™t exactly say it, or… — Will Schwalbe
But editors are still the world's readers. And thus the eyes of the world. — Betsy Lerner
I'm the slowest reader in the world, because I perform it all in my head. — Honor Blackman
Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder have created a compelling vision for a Clean Tech Nation and a roadmap for creating it, even as they surprise… — Ralph Cavanagh
I would like to evoke the sense of wonder and magic in the reader but without invoking the mystical, the supernatural or the transcendent. — Edward Abbey
I was a hugely unchaperoned reader, and I would wander into my local public library and there sat the world, waiting for me to look… — Patrick Ness
To walk into a modern-day bookstore is a little bit like studying a single photograph out of the infinite number of photographs that cold be… — Nicole Krauss
Happy are you, reader, if you do not belong to this sex to which all good is forbidden. — Marie de Gournay
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
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
We talk about a free press. These people hide, they make a lot of money off the media. They hide behind the slogans of free… — Robert Scheer
The fact is that poetry is not the books in the library . . . Poetry is the encounter of the reader with the book,… — Jorge Luis Borges
We're all just facilitators. The real business is done by readers. — John Green
The future depicted in a good SF story ought to be in fact possible, or at least plausible. That means that the writer should be… — Frederik Pohl
It is easier to talk than to listen. Pay attention to your clients, your users, your readers, and your friends. Your design will get better… — Ellen Lupton
If one loves stories, then one would naturally love the story of the story. Or the story behind the story, pick your preposition. It does… — Lorrie Moore

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