Books Quote by Sefi Atta

In order to read one must sit down, usually indoors. I am restless and would rather sail a boat than crack a book. I've…

— E. B. White

I read continually and don't understand writers who say they don't read while working on a book. For a start, a book takes me…

— Paul Lynch

As much as I revere great writing, and am still humbled by it, literary activities are no longer esoteric to me. When I read…

— Jonathan Lethem

As a reader, I have a very short attention span and a low tolerance for boredom, and I find that comes in handy with…

— John Scalzi

Reading takes me to a different place than my everyday life. I usually get fully involved in what I'm reading about, so it's a…

— Rey Mysterio

Writing is a solitary pursuit and I think you have to be partially at peace with yourself, but it's the other part that's usually…

— Craig Johnson

When I write, I enjoy myself so much that what is being written really needs no reader

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

I primarily read fiction, and I read a good many wonderful books while writing 'The Visibles.'

— Sara Shepard

Reading is professionally important for me to keep tuned in to what's being written in my genre, let's not lie. But that's not the…

— Patrick Rothfuss

It's insane to be a writer and not be a reader. When I'm writing I'm more likely to be reading four or five books…

— Markus Zusak

I try really hard to cultivate the pure love of reading, to make time for it, because it would be really sad to still…

— Elif Batuman

I always try to block out an hour or so a day to read. Being a writer is a job, and reading helps train…

— Karin Slaughter