Books Quote by Kim Leine

“Reading literature makes us better people.”

— Annie Murphy Paul

“A great reader makes a great writer”

— Kate DiCamillo

“Reading novels needs almost as much talent as writing them,' he used to say.”

— Anthony Powell

“Reading is a full contact sport; we crash up against the wave of words with all of our intellectual, imaginative, and emotional resources. What…

— Thomas C. Foster

“Reading a great work of literature can truly be likened to having a conversation with a great mind.”

— Jennie Chancey

“Read as widely and as deeply as you can. You have to be a reader before you can be a writer.”

— Y.S. Lee

“The written word is weak. Many people prefer life to it. Life gets your blood going, and it smells good. Writing is mere writing,…

— Annie Dillard

“I think you can read a dozen different books and not learn a single thing about writing. Good writers don't read, they study books.…

— Joe Bunting

“...a writer has the duty to be good, not lousy; true, not false; lively, not dull; accurate, not full of error. He should tend…

— E. B. White

“Read,read,read! It is good and promotes better academics. It helps in all sorts of ways. So read no matter what!”

— Jennifer

“Becoming a better writer is going to help you become a better reader, and that is the real payoff.”

— Anne Lamott

“The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write.”

— Samuel Johnson