Books Quote by Joe R. Lansdale

My mother was a first-grade teacher, so I credit her with this lifelong intellectual curiosity I have, and love of reading and learning.

— Chesley Sullenberger

After my mother died, I lived with relatives. Reading was a means of escaping into other worlds, as photography, much later, was to become.

— Stuart Franklin

[My mom] had always wanted to write a children's book. She was a children's librarian and an elementary school teacher, so of course she…

— Jenna Bush

My mother was a huge, huge reader. I think I picked up very early how precious it was to write things in books and…

— Judith Viorst

My mum was very interested in art and liked to write, and my dad was a hobbyist photographer.

— Martine Syms

I knew I never wanted to become an archaeologist. But at school I became intrigued by what people were doing on an everyday basis…

— Juliet Aubrey

My mother was a professor of English and History.

— Sonu Sood

I learned reading and writing from my mother.

— Sudha Murty

Like most kids growing up, I had a very wide interest. I was interested in everything. I tried to take advantage of everything, from…

— Michael P. Anderson

My grandmother bought me a set of Encyclopedia Britannica's when I was little, and I remember sitting on the floor reading through these just…

— Nina Turner

I grew up in a household that really encouraged reading and writing. My mother loves philosophy and is constantly reading philosophy and talking to…

— Lulu Wang

My mother was almost entirely responsible for my cultural education. She took me to the library once a week, and by the age of…

— Steven Berkoff