Age Quote by Logan Pearsall Smith

“Then I though of reading -- the nice and subtle happiness of reading ... this joy not dulled by age, this polite and unpunishable…

— Logan Pearsall Smith

“Then I thought of reading—the nice and subtle happiness of reading. This was enough, this joy not dulled by Age, this polite and unpunishable…

— Logan Pearsall Smith

Waves of a serene life pass over us from time to time, like flakes of sunlight over the fields in cloudy weather.

— Henry David Thoreau

“There are two things in life I never discuss, Religion and Politics. That is the only way one can have a serene life.”

— Abdulazeez Henry Musa

I pride myself on being down-to-earth. I’m from the Midwest. People who go into show business are screwed up. I romanticized about having a…

— Craig Kilborn

A middling talent makes for a more serene life.

— Iris Murdoch

Reading was a joy, a desperately needed escape -- I didn't read to learn, I was reading to read.

— Christian Bauman

The only thing I would want to say is that storytelling is ancient; it's something that everybody does. Kids mustn't be in awe of…

— Natalie Babbitt

My books are not generic. You know when you're reading a Joy Fielding book.

— Joy Fielding

Reading is a joy for my kids, and to swing in a hammock on a lazy summer day reading a good book just goes…

— Marcia Gay Harden

In London, there is a section in a newspaper, the Metro, where people write in and thank strangers for their lovely or kind actions…

— Rosie Fellner

“Reading is a dialog with oneself; it is self-reflection, which cultivates profound humanity. Reading is therefore essential to our development. It expands and enriches…

— Daisaku Ikeda