Reader Quotes

2239 quotes by 1386 authors

If every library is in some sense a reflection of its readers, it is also an image of that which we are not, and cannot… — Alberto Manguel
Readers, censors know, are defined by the books they read. — Alberto Manguel
Every reader has found charms by which to secure possession of a page that, by magic, becomes as if never read before, fresh and immaculate. — Alberto Manguel
As readers, we have gone from learning a precious craft whose secret was held by a jealous few, to taking for granted a skin that… — Alberto Manguel
We can imagine the books we'd like to read, even if they have not yet been written, and we can imagine libraries full of books… — Alberto Manguel
I need you, the reader, to imagine us, for we don't really exist if you don't. — Vladimir Nabokov
...it is how a person goes about quenching his desires or living with them unrequited that the readers get a glimpse of his true character. — Michael Connelly
I think that every reader on earth has a list of cherished books as unique as their fingerprints....I think that, as you age, you tend… — Douglas Coupland
I never minded the random scribblings of other readers, found them interesting in fact. It is a truth universally acknowledged that people write the darndest… — Tara Bray Smith
Despereaux marveled at his own bravery. He admired his own defiance. And then, reader, he fainted. — Kate DiCamillo
At least Lester had the decency to weep at his act of perfidy. Reader, do you know what 'perfidy' means? I have a feeling you… — Kate DiCamillo
A book with the genuine power to stir and comfort its readers. — Mitch Albom
As a reader I loathe introductions...Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity. — Harper Lee
Most non-readers are nothing but an agglomeration of third-hand opinion and blindly received wisdom. — Tom Bissell
I cannot bear not to know the end of a tale. I will read the most trivial things â€“ once commenced â€“ only out of… — A. S. Byatt
I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be… — Roald Dahl
Like the bodies of dancers or athletes, the minds of readers are genuinely happy and self-possessed only when cavorting around, doing their stretches and leaps… — Lynne Sharon Schwartz
Perhaps there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers. How delightful if that were true. — Mary Ann Shaffer
Writers don't often say anything that readers don't already know, unless its a news story. A writer's greatest pleasure is revealing to people things they… — Andy Rooney
Tis the good reader that makes the good book. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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