Books Quote by James W. Mercer

“My suspicion is that, like me, most of you reading these pages are drawn to extremes. Moderation bores you. You seek challenges and adventures…

— Dean Karnazes

“You can’t know someone’s story without reading the pages of their book.”

— Portia Moore

“Reading two pages apiece of seven books every night, eh? I was young. You bowed to yourself in the mirror, stepping forward to applause…

— James Joyce

I am well versed in reading the pages of war.

— Janusz Korczak

“Like a penny over time, reading ten pages a day would compound, just like that, and create inside you a ten-million-dollar bank of knowledge.”

— Jeff Olson

“Like reading, writing takes me to places I would otherwise never be able to go.”

— Bea Cannon

Readers enjoy talking about books almost as much as they like reading.

— Donalyn Miller

Watching a movie from beginning to end is like reading, because even though what you see are images, they are telling you a story

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

Science is about exploring the unknown and cannot offer guarantees.

— Virginia Postrel

“Reading a SoHo restaurant review in the New York Times for me is like reading Fifty Shades of Gravy. By the end of it,…

— Kim Lee

Leafing through Forbes or Fortune [magazine]s is like reading the operating manual of a strangely sanctimonious pirate ship

— Adam Gopnik

Reading 'Search Sweet Country' is like reading a dream, and indeed, at times, it feels like the magical landscapes of writers like the Nigerian…

— Uzodinma Iweala