Quote by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Aphorisms Download Open image ““Reading means borrowing. ~Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Aphorisms”” — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Aphorisms ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“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 Copy Share Image
“Reading is an intimate act, perhaps more intimate than any other human act. I say that because of the prolonged (or intense) exposure of… — Harold Brodkey Copy Share Image
“What does it mean, this notion of...reading? ...it returns us to a reckoning with time. In the midst of a book, we have no… — David L. Ulin Copy Share Image
“Reading is an activity that not only expands the mind but also enhances the soul and cultivates ones character.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The bond between book reader and book writer has always been a tightly symbiotic one, a means of intellectual and artistic cross-fertilization. The words of the writer act as a catalyst in the mind of the reader, inspiriting new insights, associations, and perceptions, sometimes even epiphanies. And the very existence of the attentive, critical reader provides the spur for the… — Nicholas Carr Copy Share
“Reading is a way to escape the real world. Writing is a way to create a new one.” — Giuseppe Bianco Copy Share Image
“Indeed, if we read merely to stock our head with ideas, to feel superior to others, or to appear learned, then our reading is… — J Oswald Sanders Copy Share Image
“Reading's not a luxury, art's not a luxury. It's about your soul, and it's about yourself. And if reading is a luxury, being human… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
“Reading entails empathy, a sort of “trying on” of being another person for a while.” — Tat Wood Copy Share Image
“A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. Reading is borrowing!” — William Styron Copy Share Image
“Because reading is a selfish activity, writing must be unselfish, a gift to the reader.” — Oscar Patton Copy Share Image
