We Read Quotes

275 We Read quotes by 226 unique authors

If the book we are reading does not wake us, as with a fist hammering on our skull, why then do we read? So that… — Franz Kafka
If a man wants to be always in God's company, he must pray regularly and read regularly. When we pray, we talk to God; when… — Isidore of Seville
Jesus tells us what the 'protocol' is, on which we will be judged. It is the one we read in chapter 25 of Matthew's Gospel:… — Pope Francis
We all have a lot of people inside us, yet we get to live only one life. Fiction lets us slip into someone else’s skin,… — Steven Saylor
Wherever we direct our view, we discover the melancholy proofs of our depravity; whether we look to ancient or modern times, to barbarous or civilized… — William Wilberforce
Habit must play a larger place in our religious life. We worship when we feel like it, we pray when we feel like it. We… — Ralph Washington Sockman
We read books to find out who we are. — Ursula K. Le Guin
I mean, we have to read books or we'll make mistakes. If we read stories of how other people lived, we can figure out better… — Unknown Author
That the question of likability even exists in literary conversations is odd. It implies that we are engaging in a courtship. When characters are unlikable,… — Roxane Gay
I tell myself it does not matter what one reads-favorite authors, particular themes-as long as we read something. It is not even important to own… — Helen Simonson
We read not only because we cannot know enough people, but because friendship is so vulnerable, so likely to diminish or disappear, overcome by space,… — Harold Bloom
The book it reminded me of most is Henry Miller’s The Books in My Life. Like Miller, Shields manages to convey his affection for and… — Unknown Author
Ever since we crawled out of that primordial slime, that's been our unifying cry, 'More light.' Sunlight. Torchlight. Candlelight. Neon, incandescent lights that banish the… — Diane Frolov
We’re all in the end-of-our-life book club, whether we acknowledge it or not; each book we read may well be the last, each conversation the… — Will Schwalbe
The more we read God’s truths and let truth fill our minds, the less time we’ll spend contemplating untruths. — Lysa TerKeurst
We read best what we read most. — Zuzana Licko
The children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars of the world. — Maya Angelou
When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. — John Berger
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
We read because we are essentially alone. — Jessica Zafra
I hear what many of you are saying: We don’t have the time, we are busy. Well Nobody Has Time, Everyone Is Busy. In the… — Jessica Zafra
We read, we travel, we become. — Derek Walcott
When we read the right book generously, it can change the way think about the world around us. — John Green
Reading is the gateway to so many things that helps makes it possible for seven billion people to live together on one planet. Literature is… — Nicola Griffith
In Scripture we read of two kinds of men-the spiritual man controlled by the Holy Spirit, and the "carnal" man who is ruled by his… — David Jeremiah

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