Art Quote by Jeanette Winterson

“I have never been drawn to luxury. I love the simple things; coffee shops, books, and people who try to understand.”

— R. YS Perez

“It's a luxury being a writer, because all you ever think about is life. Read more at”

— Amy Tan

“...luxury is the enemy of observation, a costly indulgence that induces such a good feeling that you notice nothing. Luxury spoils and infantilizes you…

— Paul Theroux

“Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you, because it is at least in my experience, the most healing…

— Harold Bloom

“A true writer does not seek wealth or fame does seek to find himself in each of his readers souls.”

— Julia Joanne Black

“so much is against reading for pleasure, writing for play, looking without agenda, wondering, just wondering. too much keeps us from beauty that is…

— Chen Chen

“Reading is an activity that not only expands the mind but also enhances the soul and cultivates ones character.”

— Anonymous

“Art is the one thing man creates not out of need or luxury; therefore, it is the purest essence of his individuality.”

— Anthony Paolucci

“I had never known the pleasure of reading, of exploring the recesses of the soul, of letting myself be carried away by imagination, beauty,…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“Reading is getting lost in a world of your choosing without having to feel the physical pain ~ Me.”

— Musicinto

“Let us remark, by the way, that the hatred of luxury is not an intelligent hatred. This hatred would involve the hatred of the…

— Victor Hugo

“When you read you must get out of your own skin and into the skin of the people you are reading about, that is…

— Norah Lofts