645 quotes found
“When was the last time someone read aloud to you? Probably when you were a child, and if you think back, you'll remember how safe you felt, tucked under the covers, or curled in someone's arms, as ...”
“A book is not just a collection of words, it is a perception portrayed on blank sheets. You know, getting you the feelings of blowing winds and rains and sun and flowers around, the smiles, the tea...”
“As a writer, the main skill you need is curiosity. As a reader, the main tool you need is open-mindedness.”
“Listening to Led Zeppelin's Heartbreaker while reading your own book, sipping a beer after midnight, is a satisfying feeling...however fleeting.”
“Being blind is the worst possible thing and asking me to read and write no more is torture.”
“Human contacts have been so highly valued in the past only because reading was not a common accomplishment and because books were scarce and difficult to reproduce...As reading becomes more and mor...”
“The beauty of Goodreads is that you know youre sowing in a field where everyone, by definition and self-selection, loves to read.”
“I have built a city from the books I've read. A good book sings a a timeless music that is heard in the choir lofts, and balconies, and theaters that thrived within that secret city inside me.”
“the primary trait of young adult literature is that the authors emphasis is on plot and character and not on his own brilliance. And because few people talk about whether a young adult work is comm...”
“Anyone who doesn't read must be horribly stupid.”
“Reading Shakespeare is sometimes like looking through a window into a dark room. You don't see in. You see nothing but a reflection of yourself unable to see in. An unflattering image of yourself b...”
“One of my intentions with 'Rookie' is for the girls reading it to know that they are already cool enough and smart enough and pretty enough.”
“You can't go wrong with reading the fans and letting them tell you who they like. I think that's really paid off for me in the long run - being down to earth and just really cool with each and ever...”
“I grew up reading the newspapers, mostly the sports section. I was a wrestler and would check to see if I was ranked.”
“The novel space is a pure space. I'm nobody once I go into that room. I'm not gay, I'm not bald, I'm not Irish. I'm not anybody. I'm nobody. I'm the guy telling the story, and the only person that ...”
“When I die there may be a paragraph or two in the newspapers. My name will linger in the British Museum Reading Room catalogue for a space at the head of a long list of books for which no one will ...”
“When people are reading a book, it's a personal thing. They're reading it; it's in their own mind; it's in their own personal space when they're reading it.”
“Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading sex manuals without the software.”
“I'm reading a book, because I'm brainy. No, it is a book - if you don't know, it is like a blog except bigger.”
“I had heard some Elvis songs on the radio. During Christmastime, they'd play 'Blue Christmas,' and I knew I liked his songs, but I didn't know who it was singing them. I just knew I liked them... I...”
