Reread Quotes

67 quotes by 61 authors

Lists of books we reread and books we can't finish tell more about us than about the relative worth of the books themselves. — Russell Banks
What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call. — Liz Carpenter
If you must reread old love letters, better pick a room without mirrors. — Mignon McLaughlin
Reread that pesky first clause of the Second Amendment. It doesn't say what any of us thought it said. What it says is that infringing… — L. Neil Smith
When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was… — Clifton Fadiman
I read the story and reread the story, but I still could not find the universality that the little Irishman had spoken of. All I… — Ulysses S. Grant
Reread, rewrite, reread, rewrite. If it still doesn't work, throw it away. It's a nice feeling, and you don't want to be cluttered with the… — Helen Dunmore
By the time I am nearing the end of a story, the first part will have been reread and altered and corrected at least one… — Roald Dahl
I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the… — Anne McCaffrey
Any book, which is at all important, should be reread immediately — Arthur Schopenhauer
Experience is the only real teacher and if you keep a diary you get three bites at educating yourself - when it happens, when you… — Tony Benn
I'm no prophet, but I'm guessing that comic books will always be strong. I don't think anything can really beat the pure fun and pleasure… — Stan Lee
I recently reread an article of mine written in 1964, and I think it is still valid. There is not much difference. Many of the… — Harri Holkeri
I've had many more thousands of books in my possession than my shelves at home would indicate. At one time, I tried to keep them… — Lewis Buzbee
Clip your year-end column and put it away for 10 years. See if you donâ€™t feel like an idiot when you reread it. — Steve Albini
I often reread books I have written — Taylor Caldwell
A good book ... leaves you wanting to reread the book. A great book compels you to reread your own soul. — Richard Flanagan
Every writer I admire is my teacher. If you look at it, and if you care to read carefully enough and to read and reread… — Sandra Cisneros
Not only did I avoid speaking of Salinger; I resisted thinking about him. I did not reread his letters to me. The experience had been… — Joyce Maynard
Those who fail to reread are obliged to read the same story everywhere. — Roland Barthes

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