Altered Quote by George Johnson

Whenever you read a book or have a conversation, the experience causes physical changes in your brain.

— George Johnson

This is what I have discovered - and it has been a gift in itself - that books live over and over again in…

— Rachel Joyce

“I'm not the same reader when I finish a book as I was when I started, brains are tangles of pathways, and reading creates…

— Will Schwalbe

There are books which we read early in life, which sink into our consciousness and seem to disappear without leaving a trace. And then…

— Anais Nin

As we encounter new experiences with a mindful and wise attention, we discover that one of three things will happen to our new experience:…

— Jack Kornfield

Well, there's two things that happen when people experience something, whether it's a song, a television show, a film, a book or any piece…

— Sheryl Lee

When you read a book, you are letting another person distract your thoughts and work your emotions. If they are adept, there's nothing better…

— Karin Slaughter

We've all had the experience of you pick up a book, you can't get into it, you can't concentrate.Then one day you pick up…

— T.C. Boyle

When you read a book, the neurons in your brain fire overtime, deciding what the characters are wearing, how they're standing, and what it…

— Meg Rosoff

“When you read a good book, you feel something like this in the depths of your soul: You will definitely re-read this book many…

— Mehmet Murat ildan

When I read a novel that I really like, I feel as if I am in direct, personal communication with the author. I feel…

— Neal Stephenson

Reading a great book causes jolts and frights.

— Mason Cooley