Adults Quote by Joseph Joubert

I think reading is a gift. It was a gift that was given to me as a child by many people, and now as…

— Ann M. Martin

“On my website there's a quote from the writer Anthony Burgess: "The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles,…

— Simon Cheshire

Reading is one of the true pleasures of life. In our age of mass culture, when so much that we encounter is abridged,adapted, adulterated,…

— Thomas S. Monson

At the time I was taught to read, it was an Eden-like time of my life. My mother adored me. Everyone adored me. So…

— Jamaica Kincaid

“I am a reader. A reader isn’t someone who just likes to read, but someone who feels such a strong attachment to a book…

— Me

Reading is a pleasure, yes, but not without effort: choosing to read novels purely because they mirror your own experience is stultifying.

— Dawn Foster

I agree that a love of reading is a great gift for a parent to pass on to his or her child.

— Ann Brashares

Books have the power to be the light we are seeking at crucial moments in our lives. Reading helps us realize we are not…

— Gioconda Belli

As a grad student and later as a writer, I have found it hard to sustain the pure, almost erotic love of reading I…

— Elif Batuman

I have always been a reader; I have read at every stage of my life, and there has never been a time when reading…

— Diane Setterfield

I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries.

— Adriana Trigiani

Most of what I read is for reviewing purposes or related to something I want to write about. It's slightly utilitarian. I definitely miss…

— Pankaj Mishra