Activity Quote by Nikolai Berdyaev

A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.

— Erica Jong

Reading is very creative - it's not just a passive thing. I write a story; it goes out into the world; somebody reads it…

— Margaret Mahy

“If while reading, you feel yourself recollected, lay aside the book and remain in stillness; at all times read but little, and cease to…

— Madame Guyon

Words are alive--when I've found a story that I love, I read it again and again, like playing a favorite song over and over.…

— Gary Paulsen

When you read a book, you are letting another person distract your thoughts and work your emotions. If they are adept, there's nothing better…

— Karin Slaughter

Reading, therefore, is a co-production between writer and reader. The simplicity of this tool is astounding. So little, yet out of it whole worlds,…

— Ben Okri

“Reading is action. Even though it is often done quietly and alone, reading is a profoundly social activity, and a vigorous and demanding one.…

— J. Paul Hunter

Reading a book should not be a passive exercise, but rather a raucous conversation.

— Studs Terkel

“Don't be amazed if you see my eyes always wandering. In fact, this is my way of reading, and it is only in this…

— Italo Calvino

I have always been a reader; I have read at every stage of my life and there has never been a time when reading…

— Diane Setterfield

I feel most myself when I'm reading, but by that I don't mean that I'm most comfortable when I'm reading. I feel most fully…

— Dan Chiasson

I read a lot; I tried to understand the mechanisms that made the books I liked successful, and I went that route. So, as…

— Kevin Keck