Quote by Penny Reid Download Open image ““Reading, for me, was like breathing. It was probably akin to masturbation for my brain.”” — Penny Reid ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“She seemed to think reading was some sort of hobby, as opposed to being as necessary as breathing, sleeping, and eating.” — Michelle Cooper Copy Share Image
“I never loved reading until I feared I would lose it. One does not love breathing.” — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
“Until I feared I would loose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
“If reading is like breathing then writing is like the beat of a heart.” — Laura Holford-Green Copy Share Image
“Reading is like breathing. Reading the classics is like breathing highly oxygenated air.” — Jane Greensmith Copy Share Image
“He's not one for reading, which to me is like saying you're not one for breathing.” — Kirstin Cronn-Mills Copy Share Image
“Words are the bones. Writing is the lungs. Reading is like breathing.” — T.L. Crain Copy Share Image
“When I write I feel like I can breathe. It’s like yoga for the brain.” — Elise Stokes Copy Share Image
“No. Since I first saw you. Since I first laid eyes on you and felt sorry for every beautiful thing that was made no… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“I didn't care about embarrassing myself further. What was one more debit of mortification when my balance sheet was already in the red by… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“He was the dehydrated horse. He had to drink water himself. He had to want it.” — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“she’s too quiet about it.” “Isn’t that the point of leading by example?” Kat frowned at her ball of yarn, more of a tangled mass of yarn than a ball. “Yes, mostly. But if you don’t ever say anything, then how can others follow your example? All the good works get lost in the background noise. I think there are… — Penny Reid Copy Share
“Boy bands are sent by God to aid women of all ages in their quest to avoid reality, but specifically to trick young women… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“Proposing is like giving someone your dick and a sharp knife, then waiting to see what they do next.” — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“I felt abruptly as though I’d just been peed on. I didn’t want to be peed on. ***” — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
“Why are heroines in romantic novels—despite their cleanliness and enviable lifestyles—so unlikeable? It’s like they’ve been hit with a vanilla ninny stick, devoid of personality and blind to the gift before them. They’re doomed to wander in ignorance until the last thirty pages of the book. By then I’m usually actively rooting against a happy ending because the fantastical fictional… — Penny Reid Copy Share
“this post-modern individualism is harmful, that we—Western society—have become lazy in our dependencies and relationships. To say, ‘Don’t attempt to love another until you know what it is to love yourself,’ is imbecilic. We, humans, must be loved first to know how to love in return. This is why we are given families, ideally parents, who will love us, teach… — Penny Reid Copy Share
“You’re a good kisser.” It sounded like an accusation. I shrugged, giving her a satisfied smile. “I practice.” Her gaze sharpened. “Oh?” “Yes. With my pillow. And a watermelon that one time.” — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
