Book Quote by Michel de Montaigne

Reader, I am myself the subject of my book; you would be unreasonable to spend your leisure on so frivolous and so vain a…

— Bernard Malamud

“Let us spend our leisure with our books, which will take our minds off these troubles, and will teach us to despise what many…

— Poggio Bracciolini Stephen Greenblatt

Do not love leisure. Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now!

— Anonymous

On the whole, the enjoyment of leisure is something which decidedly costs less than the enjoyment of luxury. All it requires is an artistic…

— Lin Yutang

I want leisure to read—an immense amount.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“A hobby is labor disguising itself as leisure. It is extremely destructive to the boundaries of private life.”

— Bauvard

“Our job, then, is two-fold: to focus on our own failings as writers. But also to speak more forcefully as advocates for literature. Books…

— Steve Almond

Literature is, in fact, the fruit of leisure.

— Amelia B. Edwards

How we use our leisure is equally as important to our joy as our occupational pursuits. Proper use of leisure requires discriminating judgment. Our…

— J. Richard Clarke

Do not say, 'When I have leisure, I will study,' because you may never have leisure.

— Hillel the Elder

“Here follows the substance of what I said, written out entirely for your benefit. Pay attention to it, or you will be all abroad,…

— Wilkie Collins

“A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. Reading is borrowing!”

— William Styron