Afraid Quote by John Updike

When I was in the first grade I was afraid of the teacher and had a miserable time in the reading circle, a difficulty…

— Beverly Cleary

I remember failing reading in school at a young age, and you just kinda get left behind and I felt helpless.

— Kevin O'Leary

When I was young, I didn't like to read. I would have much rather been outside doing something than been inside reading about it.

— Tony Dungy

I hated reading - I was not a 'good kid' - but I was determined when I put my mind to something.

— Susie Wolff

I'm just not a good reader, so I haven't been able to sit down and get myself through an entire book in my whole…

— Billy Burke

I have a great deal of sympathy for reluctant readers because I was one. I would do anything to avoid reading. In my case,…

— Rick Riordan

I was the quiet kid in the corner, reading a book. In elementary school, I read so much and so often during class that…

— Cassandra Clare

I was trying to make a novel about something no one wanted to read about into something they couldn't put down or look away…

— Alexander Chee

One rainy Sunday when I was in the third grade, I picked up a book to look at the pictures and discovered that even…

— Beverly Cleary

I was a very un-literary child, which might reassure parents with kids who don't read.

— Alain de Botton

I was read to as a small child, I read on my own as soon as I could, and I recall being more or…

— Marilynne Robinson

The moment I feel pressure to read a book, I instinctively rebel against it - which is probably one reason I didn't last long…

— Miranda July