Book Quote by Richard McKenna

I was a very quiet kid who didn't feel normal being outgoing and running around, so all the beauty that was in my life,…

— Alison Sudol

I had a happy childhood: extremely outdoorsy and independent.

— Dasha Zhukova

I was a kid who lived to read. It was the primary pleasure of my existence. It's still one of the primary pleasures of…

— Kate DiCamillo

Even today, I hunt for the fabulous books that will change me utterly. I find myself happiest in the middle of a book which…

— Pat Conroy

I was passionate about reading from an early age, and I would always be carrying a different book each week.

— Ashwin Sanghi

I have been brought up in an environment which was quite an exciting childhood.

— Emily Atack

May books and nature be their early joy!

— William Wordsworth

I was not happy as a child, although from time to time I was content. I lived in books more than I lived anywhere…

— Neil Gaiman

Life seemed so simple and joyous when I was growing up.

— Kathie Lee Gifford

my mother was taught the ch'an concept of happiness, which was to find satisfaction in small things. i was taught to appreciate the fresh…

— Anchee Min

I had a very happy childhood. I was lucky to grow up surrounded by nature and animals, to be outside all the time, and…

— Stan Wawrinka

School was a source of great suffering to me, but once I learned to read, I disappeared into books, where I was a happy…

— Sue Grafton