Bigs Quote by David Bowie

Early on I came to realize something, and it came from the mail I received from kids. That is, kids at that pivotal age,…

— Lois Lowry

I wasn't really comfortable reading until I was 12.

— Paloma Faith

When I was little, my older brother, Gary, was forced to read a book a week in fourth grade. The books he liked he…

— Keith Hernandez

I started to read at a very early age, and I just thought that books and reading were really the most wonderful thing that…

— Carol Windley

The second I learned to read in first grade, when I was 5, I preferred it to life. And I still do.

— Fran Lebowitz

I spent age 6-12 basically thinking about 'Back to the Future' all the time, so I think it's probably had a pretty huge influence…

— Ryan North

The only time I felt I was different was when one of my friends said, 'I hate reading' and I stared at her like,…

— Adora Svitak

I've always been drawn to writing for young readers. The books that I read growing up remain in my mind very strongly.

— Meg Wolitzer

I think I'm still fed by my childhood experience of reading, even though obviously I'm reading many books now and a lot of them…

— Rebecca Stead

I know friends of mine who have never changed their mind about anything in their lives, despite evidence from all directions. And I think…

— Dick Van Dyke

I learnt to read when I was five, and I think that is the most important thing that happened to me.

— Mario Vargas Llosa

Perhaps the itinerant upbringing my brothers and I had has something to do with my continued interest in perspectives different from my own.

— Viggo Mortensen