Accustomed Quote by George Albert Wells

One of my greatest pleasures in my writing has come from the thought that perhaps my work might annoy someone of comfortably pretentious position.…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

The only way to write well, so that people believe what we say and are interested or touched by it, is to slough off…

— Brenda Ueland

It's hard for me to believe that people who read very little (or not at all in some cases) should presume to write and…

— Stephen King

People don't always read things the way they are intended.

— Kenneth Cole

It is curious how tyrannical the habit of reading is...

— James Russell Lowell

Writing is like shouting into the world. So when someone shouts back, it's a really big deal. To have people who read hundreds and…

— Celeste Ng

The mistake that is made always runs the other way. Because the plain people are able to speak and understand, and even, in many…

— H. L. Mencken

As writers become more numerous, it is natural for readers to become more indolent; whence must necessarily arise a desire of attaining knowledge with…

— Oliver Goldsmith

I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can't be taught. Frankly, I don't understand…

— Elizabeth George

I believe that anyone who doesn't read remains dumb. Even if they know how, failing to regularly ingest the written word dooms them to…

— Edward Bunker

When we learn to read, it's a real product of civilization and a civilized society. It affects your brain. It affects the way you…

— Jeanette Winterson

There are very many people who read simply to prevent themselves from thinking.

— Georg C. Lichtenberg