Attention Quote by Steve Leveen

Reading forces you to be quiet in a world that no longer makes place for that.

— John Green

Reading is one of the true pleasures of life. In our age of mass culture, when so much that we encounter is abridged,adapted, adulterated,…

— Thomas S. Monson

It's interesting that reading, like listening to podcasts, is a lone pursuit, one where we keep our mouths shut and let someone else do…

— Sara Pascoe

I read everywhere. It's like a bodily function. I don't need quiet. I write and read with the TV on. I follow the TV…

— Chris Abani

We keep quiet about what we read. Our enjoyment of a book remains a jealously guarded secret. Perhaps because there's no need to talk,…

— Daniel Pennac

What is reading but silent conversation?

— Anonymous

It is more difficult to keep the attention of hearers than of readers.

— Lascelles Abercrombie

“I believe we have an obligation to read for pleasure, in private and in public places. If we read for pleasure, if others see…

— Neil Gaiman

One of the amusements of idleness is reading without the fatigue of close attention; and the world therefore swarms with writers whose wish is…

— Samuel Johnson

I tend not to think about the reading public at all, or the business, when I'm writing.

— Sara Gruen

I believe we have an obligation to read for pleasure, in private and in public places. If we read for pleasure, if others see…

— Neil Gaiman

Unlike most readers in Antiquity who read their books aloud, we have developed the convention of reading silently. This lets us read more widely…

— Jaroslav Pelikan