Attended Quote by Peter Abrahams

Of all things I liked books best. My father had a large library and whenever I could manage I tried to satisfy my passion…

— Nikola Tesla

Books, the books that I loved above all else to spend my time with, were the great tools for understanding one's life and the…

— Ellen Douglas

I loved reading when I was young. I was just completely taken by stories. And I remember taking that into English literature at school…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

Reading was my escape growing up in Ohio. Both of my parents lost their jobs when I was a teen, and it was hard.…

— Anna Todd

I was a literature major in college and that was my thing, books.

— Jodie Foster

From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books.

— Benjamin Franklin

Reading was my hobby, my sport and my activity of choice. It was the prime pleasure of my days, an unfailing escape from whatever…

— Cynthia Voigt

I read an awful lot in college - a lot of Dickens, a lot of 19th century American stuff, a lot of old mysteries.…

— Josh Lieb

My mother used to read me from Bank Street schools, that book, you know, Bank Street school had these early reader books. And my…

— Maya Wiley

Reading was a huge part of my life as a child - we were a family of storytellers.

— Sue Monk Kidd

School did give me one of the greatest gifts of my life, though. I learned how to read, and for that I remain thankful.…

— Craig Ferguson

I grew up loving books and stories. Reading became my favourite pastime, and you have to be a reader before you can be a…

— Sandra Brown