Top Reading Quotes

Those who spend the greater part of their time in reading or writing books are, of course, apt to take rather particular notice of accumulations of books when they come across them. They will not pass...

Should he give free reign to his desires, the bibliomaniac can ruin his life along with the lives of his loved ones. He'll often take better care of his books than of his own health; he'll spend more...

Reading Definition

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Read

(n.) The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read.

(n.) Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive reading.

(n.) A lecture or prelection; public recital.

(n.) The way in which anything reads; force of a word or passage presented by a documentary authority; lection; version.

(n.) Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage; way of rendering.

(n.) An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer.

(a.) Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.

(a.) Addicted to reading; as, a reading community.

Book should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?

I believe books should be like a prime rib steak ~ good and thick.

There is a saying used in twelve-step programs and in most treatment centers that Relapse is part of recovery. It's another dangerous slogan that is based on a myth, and it only gives people permissio...

The spirits of the brain are directly connected to the testicles. This is why men who weary their imagination in books are less suitable for procreative functions...

Bring on the controversy. I write real life. It's harsh and sometimes gritty, but it's real. Why should we tip toe around that?

I "love" reading.It makes me feel like I am swallowing up Christ, Homer, Confucius, Newton, Franklin, Socrates, Caesar, and the whole world into one gigantic invincible Sir Moffat. Mine is creative re...

From an essay on early reading by Robert Pinsky:My favorite reading for many years was the "Alice" books. The sentences had the same somber, drugged conviction as Sir John Tenniel's illustrations, an...

If you surround yourself with the good and righteous, they can only raise you up. If you surround yourself with the others, they will drag you down into the doldrums of mediocrity, and they will keep...

Sometimes, when inspiration runs dry, I drink classical music until my words spill out.

Without reading many different books, you can never leave the port of ignorance and can never obtain the peaceful mind of knowing the truth!

Free time is a terrible thing to waste. Read a book.

Zoe did what civilized people do when they freak out: she drank tea. She had walked from her little bungalow to Coffee & Tea. It was always filled with the well-educated, the complicated, the people w...

Un libro leído a medias es una aventura amorosa incompleta.

A matured woman is therefore a responsible woman irrespective of her age, status and qualification.

We haven't remained idle, twiddling our thumbs while you were off having a good time. Through books Cathy and I have lived a zillion lives . . . our vicarious way to feel alive.

I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile.

October knew, of course, that the action of turning a page, of ending a chapter or shutting a book, did not end the tale.Having admitted that, he would also avow that happy endings were never difficul...

I thought of all the summer evenings I'd spent sitting in the chairs under the trees beside the trailer, reading books that helped me escape Creek View, at least for a little while. Magical kingdoms,...