Books Quote by Katherine Paterson

I feel like reading really defined me as a writer because I lived my life outside of my own body for so much of…

— Stephenie Meyer

I can say without doubt, that reading has had a huge influence on my life.

— Tom Fletcher

I was quite a reader before I became a writer.

— Tom T. Hall

Reading has always brought me pure joy. I read to encounter new worlds and new ways of looking at the world. I read to…

— Nancy Pearl

Do you like reading? It's the best thing that can happen to you in life. Writing has other implications.

— Manuel Rivas

Reading has been a part of my life ever since I was born.

— Marley Dias

Reading has always been a major part of my life. It has broadened my world and taken me to places I would otherwise have…

— Phyllis A. Whitney

For several decades, I believed it was necessary to be extraordinary if you wanted to write, and since I wasn't, I gave up my…

— Diane Setterfield

I loved to read and to write, but then something happened. As I made my way through school, I kept getting handed books to…

— R. A. Salvatore

I try really hard to cultivate the pure love of reading, to make time for it, because it would be really sad to still…

— Elif Batuman

I became a writer because I love books, and I believe in their power.

— Deb Caletti

Reading was my escape growing up in Ohio. Both of my parents lost their jobs when I was a teen, and it was hard.…

— Anna Todd