645 quotes found
“Stephen King in many respects is a wonderful writer. He has made a contribution. People in the future will be able to pick up Stephen King's books and learn a lot about who we were by reading those...”
“Even in the most stressed times there is always time for reading.”
“In 1938, Louise Rosenblatt introduced reader response theory or the transactional view of reading. She asserted that what the reader brings to the reading act - his or her world of experiences, per...”
“It's not a good idea to cut back indiscriminately on what you read. The reason is that reading can save you time, because it gives you the opportunity to learn from other people's experience.”
“The question isn't whether I have time to read or not (time that nobody will ever give me, by the way), but whether I'll allow myself the pleasure of being a reader.”
“And reading is a wonderful thing for the mind. I have not been many places in my life. But in books, I have traveled all over the world.”
“The book is not an object on the table; it is an event in the reader's mind. It's a process, through which an idea in my mind triggers an idea, more-or-less corresponding, in yours. The words on th...”
“You read a lot?" Galina finally asked."Yes. It's an escape into another world." She tried to keep her words light instead of sad, thoughts of her family in her head. "Sometimes that is the best par...”
“Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but, most important, it finds homes for us everywhere.”
“Books allow you to open doors, and chapters allow you to explore”
“I have found that reading is much better than a good sleep.”
“Every reading is a misreading.”
“There is something magical about losing yourself in a world that doesn't exist.”
“Reading maketh a full man.”
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”
“Read mark learn and inwardly digest.”
“In science read by preference the newest works in literature the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.”
“My early and invincible love of reading I would not exchange for the treasures of India.”
“When I am reading a book whether wise or silly it seems to me to be alive and talking to me.”
“Read the best books first or you may not have a chance to read them at all.”
