Book Quote by Lewis Buzbee

Books are slow, books are quiet. The Internet is fast and loud.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“Stay on good terms with each other,’ ” he read slowly, putting emphasis on each word, “‘held together by love.”

— Melody Carlson

I read slowly, I watch movies slowly, because I retain everything.

— Goldlink

“There is an impression abroad that literary folk are fast readers. Wine tasters are not heavy drinkers. Literary people read slowly because they sample…

— Marshall McLuhan

It's a shameful thing to admit for someone who writes such long books, but I read so slowly that I almost subvocalize.

— Ron Chernow

“Every book should be read no more slowly than it deserves, and no more quickly than you can read it with satisfaction and comprehension.”

— Charles Van Doren

It has long been my boast that I can read or eat anything. But unfortunately, although I eat like a Hoover, I read so…

— Katharine Whitehorn

The main challenge that television presents is that I have a tendency to say things with a great deal of precision and accuracy. Often…

— Brian Greene

“Trying to read slowly when you haven't had time to read is like holding back hunger. It's like having a meal in front of…

— Laura Hendrie

Read him slowly, dear girl, you must read Kipling slowly. Watch carefully where the commas fall so you can discover the natural pauses. He…

— Michael Ondaatje

“I know they're not actually talking but the books on my desk seem to whisper "Drop what you're doing! Set aside your poetry! Open…

— Edward Sanders

“Great speed in reading is a dubious achievement; it is of value only if what you have to read is not worth reading. A…

— Mortimer J. Adler