Angry Quote by William Butler Yeats

My father was a tyrant about reading, and that put me off books when I was little.

— Honeysuckle Weeks

When my father would yell at me, I told myself someday I'd use it in a book.

— Paula Danziger

My dad's passion was to teach adults to read so they could read to their kids.

— Jennie Garth

My parents were teachers and they went out of their way to see to it that I had books. We grew up in a…

— Alex Haley

I was the quiet kid in the corner, reading a book. In elementary school, I read so much and so often during class that…

— Cassandra Clare

I was an early reader, and my grandmother, who as a child had been forbidden to read by a father who believed books to…

— Alan Bradley

When I was little, my older brother, Gary, was forced to read a book a week in fourth grade. The books he liked he…

— Keith Hernandez

When I realized I was having trouble reading, I was too embarrassed to ask for help. Some teachers believed in me, but I just…

— Fantasia Barrino

And my father always took me to the library. We were both book addicts.

— Cornelia Funke

When I was a kid I was a huge reader, I always had a book in my hand.

— Shannon Purser

My mother taught me to read.

— Fiona Shaw

My dad was working class.

— Johnny Flynn