Reading Quote by Richard Ford

Reading is more important than writing.

— Roberto Bolano

I believe that reading widely is the best preparation for writing.

— Kathryn Lasky

I really think that reading is just as important as writing when you're trying to be a writer because it's the only apprenticeship we…

— John Green

To write, I think it is very important to read. The more you read, the more you know the techniques of writing.

— Sudha Murty

Reading for writers is like training for athletes.

— Linda Sue Park

Learning how to be a good reader is what makes you a writer.

— Zadie Smith

Writing is a trade ... which is learned by writing.

— Simone de Beauvoir

Indeed, learning to write may be part of learning to read. For all I know, writing comes out of a superior devotion to reading.

— Eudora Welty

Writing is a chore.

— Paul Gilbert

We read often with as much talent as we write.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Read at the level at which you want to write. Reading is the nourishment that feeds the kind of writing you want to do.

— Jennifer Egan

Id always been a big reader, and I loved books, and I always thought writing would be a great way to get by in…

— Donald Ray Pollock