Book Quote by Richard Whately

Even when reading is impossible, the presence of books acquired (by passionate devotion to them) produces such an ecstasy that the buying of more…

— A. Edward Newton

This is that which I think great readers are apt to be mistaken in; those who have read of everything, are thought to understand…

— John Locke

I read all the time. People ask, 'Do you read while you work?' And I say, 'I better.' I take two or three years…

— Diana Gabaldon

When reading a book, be very certain that you never go past a word you do not fully understand. The only reason a person…

— L. Ron Hubbard

“I have to admit that most of the time I read in the same way that I smoke and chew gum and jiggle my…

— Dan Chaon

I read in a weird way. It comes in waves, and then I start, like, five different books at once. It takes me six…

— Barry McGee

I kind of go in waves with reading. Sometimes I read all the time, and sometimes I can't get settled enough to focus.

— Conor Oberst

There is only one way to read, which is to browse in libraries and bookshops, picking up books that attract you, reading only those,…

— Doris Lessing

“The process of reading a book takes a while to get used to (in this future society). It's so slow and laborious. But once…

— Mike A. Lancaster

I read passionately with a need to know and see the act of reading as an act of cognition and not simply a means…

— Alexander Theroux

Reading is a pleasure of the mind, which means that it is a little like a sport: your eagerness and knowledge and quickness count…

— Bennett Cerf

I'm not a great reader, believe it or not. It's not the vocabulary - my father made me read the dictionary when I was…

— David Robinson