I love that moment when
you open one and sink into it
you can escape from the world,
into a story that's way more
interesting than yours
will ever be.
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and the train, and the road.
They are the destination,
and the journey.
They are home."
-Anna Quindlen
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uniquely portable
magic."
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takes place in the mind
of the reader.
That's why we go to
movies and say,
"Oh, the book is better."
. - Paulo Coelho
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READING
for YOUR OWN PLEASURE,
in places QUIET or LOUD, in
RELATIVE COMFORT, preferrably
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read for months (perhaps YEARS),
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Thomas Jefferson
"I have always been a reader; I have read at every stage of my life, and there has never been a
time when reading was not my greatest joy. I still believe in stories. I still forget myself when I
am in the middle of a good book Books are for me, it must be said, the most important thing."
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and most constant of friends;
they are the most accessible
and wisest of counselors,
and the most patient
of teachers.
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you only see in them
what you already have
inside you.
Carlos Ruiz Zafn
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a man really enjoying
a bool< and reading
itonlyonce."
C.S. Lewis
21 2012
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The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones. Votes: 2
John WoodenI think I learned a lot from reading in general - even from reading badly written books. Votes: 2
Margaret HaddixA lot of the books that I grew up reading were pretty brutal, like the 'Redwall' books. Votes: 2
Ned VizziniI still love comic books. When you have a kid, that's an excuse to keep reading all the comic books. Votes: 2
Jimmy KimmelYou will find most books worth reading are worth reading twice. Votes: 0
John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of BlackburnYou can't develop character by reading books. You develop it from conflict. Votes: 0
Leonard RavenhillThe greatest threat to extremism isn't drones firing missiles, but girls reading books. Votes: 0
Nicholas D. KristofLike most uneducated Englishwomen, I like reading--I like reading books in the bulk. Votes: 0
Virginia WoolfI've discovered writers by reading books left in airplane seats and weird hotels. Votes: 0
Lee ChildI write books I'd enjoy reading, I'm the reader standing behind my shoulder. Votes: 0
Salman RushdieAll the successful personalities had one common element, they all liked reading books. Votes: 0
Amit KalantriYou should always have 2 books...the one you're reading and the one you're writing. Votes: 0
Sterling W SillWe generally learn languages for the benefit of reading the books written in them Votes: 0
Thomas JeffersonI really like knowledge and reading books and just generally immersing myself in information. Votes: 0
Adam D'AngeloA lot of my time is spent reading antique or out-of-print books of reference." Votes: 0
John HodgmanI don't want everyone to read anything; I like us all reading different books. Votes: 0
Penn JilletteI love reading. I'm fortunate enough to have signed books by Faulkner, Steinbeck, Thomas Pynchon. Votes: 0
John LarroquetteThe books weren't exactly Linnet's general reading fare, but a desperate woman will read anything. Votes: 0
Eloisa JamesBooks for general reading always smell bad; the odor of common people hangs around them. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheReading is my favourite occupation, when I have leisure for it and books to read. Votes: 0
Anne BronteI spent my entire time reading books and going to the cinema, just to escape. Votes: 0
Michael CaineOnly in today's sick society can a man be persecuted for reading too many books. Votes: 0
Markus ZusakI seek in the reading of books, only to please myself, by an honest diversion. Votes: 0
Michel de MontaigneI read so many scripts, that I don't do that much leisurely reading of books. Votes: 0
Morris ChestnutUm, yeah. I guess lying around reading books all day doesn't do much for physical endurance. Votes: 0
Amy PlumI discovered reading through libraries. I grew up in a house that wasn't brimming with books. Votes: 0
Mark BillinghamI grew up reading 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Pride and Prejudice' - girly kind of books. Votes: 0
Leighton MeesterReading books is like your own emotional and wishful life that you could see yourself living. Votes: 0
Sarah JohnsonLike most-maybe all- writers, I learned to write by writing and, by example, by reading books. Votes: 0
Francine ProseIn my high-minded and naive way, I believed the only books worth reading were the classics. Votes: 0
Maria SempleThe pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books. Votes: 0
Stanislaw Jerzy LecThe worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones. Votes: 0
Joseph JoubertI'll tell you what I think. I think you need to stay indoors reading more books! Votes: 0
Cecily von ZiegesarIf you enjoy books with happy endings than you are better off reading some other book. Votes: 0
Daniel HandlerSome of my friends are giving me law books. I love reading those. It's like my relaxation. Votes: 0
Charice PempengcoA lot of the books that I grew up reading were pretty brutal, like the Redwall books. Votes: 0
Ned VizziniOne of my favorite times was sitting reading quote books, which I did for hours on end ... Votes: 0
Hillary ClintonWhile writing a novel I almost completely stop reading books in the same sub-genre for the duration. Votes: 0
Charles StrossMy father was a tyrant about reading, and that put me off books when I was little. Votes: 0
Honeysuckle WeeksThe Chinese have a habit of reading. Many families regard books as the most valuable family asset. Votes: 0
Li YuanchaoWhatever the readers feel when they're reading my books, I feel it tenfold when I'm writing it. Votes: 0
Khaled HosseiniMy main source of reading is scripts, which doesn't leave a whole lot of room for books. Votes: 0
Josh HutchersonBooks give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more. Votes: 0
Elizabeth HardwickYou don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. Votes: 0
Ray BradburyThe reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries. Votes: 0
Rene DescartesThe pleasure of all reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books. Votes: 0
Katherine MansfieldYou can't just be reading books all the time and leave the writting of them to others. Votes: 0
Joseph DelaneyMy history writing was based on what I saw in strange, exotic places rather than just reading books. Votes: 0
Tony JudtI love reading books, I love the way they feel and getting through it. It's like an event! Votes: 0
Kate NashI used to like reading and you read enough books and you overflow and then you start writing. Votes: 0
Terry PratchettTo prohibit the reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves. Votes: 0
Claude Adrien HelvetiusA lot of books are sold and given away as presents. But who actually reads and enjoy reading? Votes: 0
John GimletteOur hope is that the elementary reading of comics will lead to the joy of reading good books. Votes: 0
Nelson MandelaMy favorite part of speaking at events has never been the speaking, but the reading of my books. Votes: 0
Jane GreenReading books is like wearing winter clothes; it covers and warms up the body of your naked soul. Votes: 0
Munia KhanIn your reading, find books to improve your color sense, your sense of shape and size in the world. Votes: 0
Ray BradburyFree and fair access to books - to reading - is a right and one we should fight for. Votes: 0
Kate MosseI've never really been a genre fan. I never grew up reading comic books or was a horror buff. Votes: 0
Chad LindbergThe reading of books, what is it but conversing with the wisest men of all ages and all countries. Votes: 0
Isaac BarrowI've never really been a genre fan. I never grew up reading comic books, or was a horror buff. Votes: 0
Chad LindbergI judged about a zillion awards this year so Ive been reading a lot of books that just came out. Votes: 0
Rick MoodyIf you want to have a creative culture, you can't get it by reading books. You get it by example. Votes: 0
Barbara CorcoranTo me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need to do. I've got books I need to read. Votes: 0
Vivienne WestwoodI love reading books that you can't put down, and they just take you over for a night or a weekend. Votes: 0
Jami AttenbergI am a huge fan of world-building. I love doing it in my own books, and I love reading it done well. Votes: 0
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