Quotes on “reading”

Only a generation of readers will spawn a generation of writers.

Books are a uniquely portable magic.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

You want to remember that while you're judging the book, the book is also judging you.

If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.

Reading at meals is considered rude in polite society, but if you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects.

A short story is a different thing altogether – a short story is like a quick kiss in the dark from a stranger.

The trick is to teach yourself to read in small sips as well as long swallows.

Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators.

On Friday night, I was reading my new book, but my brain got tired, so I decided to watch some television instead.

Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book.

A good book is an event in my life.

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.

[I] read books because I love them, not because I think I should read them.

What kind of life can you have in a house without books?

The book smelled dusty and old but also carried a sweet tang, a hint of something inviting. She opened to the first page and started to read, pronouncing the words in a reverent whisper.

It had filled my time - given me quiet, steadfast company with those characters, who did not exist and never would, but somehow made me feel less ... alone.

I was burning through books every day - stories about people and places I'd never heard of. They were perhaps the only thing that kept me from teetering into utter despair.