Alive Quote by Rumer Godden

I have to learn sometimes 25 pages at a time. The takes can last 20 minutes - we do big, long takes. You always…

— Adrian Dunbar

I have a very short attention span, so sitting down with a book is very difficult for me.

— Tomi Lahren

I'm always amazed by writers who say, 'Oh you know I had a half hour so I sat down and wrote a little bit.'…

— Terence Winter

I know people who read and read, and for all the good it does them, they might as well cut bread and butter. Unless…

— Arnold Bennett

I finish, like, one book in a day. That's my problem. That's why Kindle is good for me, because I put, like, 15 books…

— Barbara Palvin

When I write a novel I start each morning by reading for 20 minutes.

— Richard Ford

“If you really want to focus on something, says Castellanos, the optimum amount of time to spend on it is ninety minutes. "Then change…

— Winifred Gallagher

I have a short attention span, so when one book isn't working out, I just work on another.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I only read the left-hand pages, so I finish books twice as fast.

— Martellus Bennett

One trouble with developing speed reading skills is that by the time you realize a book is boring you've already finished it.

— Franklin P. Jones

I try to make what I have written tighter, stronger and more precise, eliminating every element that's not doing useful work. Then I go…

— William Zinsser

When I get started each day, I read through and correct the previous day's 2,000 words, then start on the next. As I reach…

— Neal Asher