Books Quote by F. Sionil José

We read because we are essentially alone.

— Jessica Zafra

“Reading is how we learn to attach ourselves to ourselves, and to others, and to the world: reading inhabits us with the tendrils of…

— Rick Gekoski

Reading is actually plunging into one's own identity and, one hopes, emerging stronger than before. You see, unconsciously, we are seeking to find an…

— Amalia Kahana-Carmon

This is that which I think great readers are apt to be mistaken in; those who have read of everything, are thought to understand…

— John Locke

Reading is human contact, and the range of our human contacts is what makes us what we are. Just imagine you live the life…

— Victor Pelevin

Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self.

— Tom Bissell

Reading is a pleasure of the mind, which means that it is a little like a sport: your eagerness and knowledge and quickness count…

— Bennett Cerf

What we read, how we read, and why we read change how we think.

— Maryanne Wolf

Reading is a means of thinking with another person's mind; it forces you to stretch your own.

— Anonymous

Reading is merely a surrogate for thinking for yourself; it means letting someone else direct your thoughts.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

The job of reading is to use stories as a way into seeing other people as we see ourselves

— John Green

The people who don't read - who are they? How do they make sense of things?

— Claire Messud