Reader Quotes

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Historical novels are, without question, the best way of teaching history, for they offer the human stories behind the events and leave the reader with… — Louis L'Amour
Readers understand that the books celebrate female power. In the romance novel, the woman always wins. With courage, intelligence and gentleness she brings the most… — Jayne Ann Krentz
Since the age of five I had been one of those people who was an indefatigable reader, more inclined to go off by myself with… — Anna Quindlen
It is not easy to explain how I felt while I read, but I will try. No doubt you, as a reader, will understand. It… — Tatiana de Rosnay
Though now we think of fairy tales as stories intended for very young children, this is a relatively modern idea. In the oral tradition, magical… — Terri Windling
Dear reader, traditional human power structures and their reign of darkness are about to be rendered obsolete. — R. Buckminster Fuller
And you who wish to represent by words the form of man and all the aspects of his membrification, relinquish that idea. For the more… — Leonardo da Vinci
You canâ€™t know, sweetie, because youâ€™ve never had a baby become a brilliant young reader with a side interest in horrible television shows, but the… — John Green
In reading we must become creators. Once the child has learned to read alone, and can pick up a book without illustrations, he must become… — Madeleine L'Engle
Good writers have two things in common: they prefer to be understood rather than admired; and they do not write for knowing and over-acute readers. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I believe you have to write every dayâ€“make the time. Itâ€™s about having an organized mind instead of a chaotic and untidy one. There is… — Jeanette Winterson
Good books make you ask questions. Bad readers want everything answered. — Scott Westerfeld
We had come here to have a break from thoughts and the hard work that came with the constant interaction with idiots. Or at least… — Cecelia Ahern
I think that the reader should enrich what he is reading. He should misunderstand the text; he should change it into something else. — Jorge Luis Borges
I'm not a fast reader. I like to linger over each sentence, enjoying the style. If I don't enjoy the writing, I stop. — Haruki Murakami
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.. — George R. R. Martin
It is obvious enough for the reader to conclude, "She loves young Emerson." A reader in Lucy's place would not find it obvious. Life is… — E. M. Forster
Thatâ€™s what i love about poetry. The more abstract, the better. The stuff were your not sure what the poets talking about. You may have… — Jay Asher
The sun shines. Readers read. — Roderick Townley
A book is completed only when it is finished by a reader. — Colum McCann

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