Quotes about Reading

A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.

There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.

It is of immense importance for the understanding of the word of God, to read it in course, so that we may read every day a portion of the Old and a portion of the New Testament, going on where we previously left off.

Whether I'm at the office, at home, or on the road, I always have a stack of books I'm looking forward to reading.

As I turned the pages, I felt as if there were bees on my fingertips, for I had never felt so alive as when reading.

Our house was littered with books- in the kitchen, under the beds, stuck between the couch pillows--far too many for her the ever finish. I suppose I thought if my grandmother kept up her interests, she wouldn't die; she'd have to stay around to finish the books she was so fond of. I've got to get to the bottom of this one, she'd say, as if a book were no different from a pond or a lake. I thought she'd go on reading forever but it didn't work out that way.

Do people choose the art that inspires them — do they think it over, decide they might prefer the fabulous to the real? For me, it was those early readings of fairy tales that made me who I was as a reader and, later on, as a storyteller.

A fortuneteller at a magicians' convention in Atlantic City once told him that when he fell in love it would be forever, and he laughed at the notion, but now he sees that reading was completely on target.

Meg was a great reader and was never without a book; while walking to school she often had one open in her hands, so engrossed she would sometimes trip while navigating familiar streets.

Those women who could read were revered and feared, for they were the most skilled in love magic.

Read as many books as you can. Choose courage over caution. Take time to visit libraries. Look for light in the darkness.

In his opinion, a woman who loved books was the best sort.