I believe that writing is derivative. I think good writing comes from good reading. Votes: 2
Charles KuraltThat's what a writer does; they make things up and that makes for good reading. Votes: 2
Debbie ReynoldsAll reading is good reading. And all reading of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens is sublime reading. Votes: 2
Anna QuindlenLike good reading skills, good writing skills require immersion and imaginative engagement. Votes: 0
Sara SheridanEducation begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him. Votes: 0
John LockeWho needs a stupid grampa-loving, book-reading, good-smelling boy who I like to talk to? Votes: 0
Cecil CastellucciMy argument is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading. Votes: 0
Thomas HardyI think reading the novels definitely was a good source for me to study from. Votes: 0
Laura VandervoortReading serves as a good escape when you're in the middle of doing crazy things. Votes: 0
Carly Rae JepsenI do like a good mystery. I'm reading Edgar Allan Poe now. I also like autobiographies. Votes: 0
James Van PraaghReading a good long novel is in many ways like having a long and satisfying affair Votes: 0
Stephen KingOnce I finished reading a good book, it gives me a hard time coping up with reality. Votes: 0
Nathalie M. LlantoItâs a good poem if Iâm a different person when Iâm finished reading it. Votes: 0
Brandon StantonWas a fast easy reading, Good to take your mind off of anything serious for a while Votes: 0
Janet EvanovichNobody ever stopped reading E. B. White or V. S. Pritchett because the writing was too good. Votes: 0
William ZinsserThe reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries. Votes: 0
Rene DescartesYes, I was good at reading people. I studied them so I could put them in my novels. Votes: 0
Jennifer EcholsOur hope is that the elementary reading of comics will lead to the joy of reading good books. Votes: 0
Nelson MandelaI wasn't a very good student in elementary school and had a hard time with reading and writing. Votes: 0
Patricia PolaccoMost of what makes a book 'good' is that we are reading it at the right moment for us. Votes: 0
Alain de BottonWhether it is fun to go to bed with a good book depends a great deal on who's reading it. Votes: 0
Bill VaughanI'm a good scholar when it comes to reading but a blotting kind of writer when you give me a pen. Votes: 0
John Millington Synge