Art Quote by Julian Barnes

Reading is a majority skill but a minority art. Yet nothing can replace the exact, complicated, subtle communion between absent author and entranced, present…

— Julian Barnes

“Sometimes there is no chemistry between writer and reader, so - give up. Not all books are meant to be read.”

— My mother

“I don't believe there are readers and non-readers; I believe there are those who've found the right books and those who haven't--yet!”

— C.C. Payne

“For me, reading is so much more. Books teach you how other people think, and what they're feeling, and how they change from ordinary…

— Anonymous

[In the moment of reading writer and reader] are both briefly their best selves, or at least better selves. A flawed human being writes…

— George Saunders

A good reader is nearly as rare as a good writer. People bring their prejudices, whether friendly or adverse. They are lamp and spectacles,…

— Robert Aris Willmott

There will always be non-readers, bad readers, lazy readers - there always were.

— Julian Barnes

“If you write without reading, you will certainly have too many books without readers.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

“Most books are so well written they barely have any effect on the reader’s senses”

— Steve Aylett

“Books, including those written by famous authors, may sit unread on forgotten shelves, attracting dust rather than readers’ attention.”

— Mouloud Benzadi

“A writer should be read, not seen, as they seldom are a joy to the eye. ”

— Katarina Anhava

“Reading books is a way for you to communicate with and learn from the best thinkers that are writing today and that have ever…

— Joshua Rogers