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I certainly gained a lot by reading about Shanghai.

Quotes by Ralph Fiennes

I'm a digital reader. When I travel abroad, I don't want to pack physical books, and I even like reading on my smartphone.

Quotes by Rajeev Suri

All of the narration in 'Smile' is first-person. Most of the books that I grew up reading had first-person narrators for some reason. My diaries were written in this voice, and since this story is autobiographical, it just felt like...

Quotes by Raina Telgemeier

I'd love to see more middle and high school teachers who are not teaching English develop classroom libraries. Our message to kids should be that reading is for everyone.

Quotes by Rae Carson

Every successful business professional I know is constantly learning, reading, growing in their field.

Quotes by Rachel Hollis

I teach kids to read on a Saturday for this charity called Real Action. It's a voluntary school because lots of the kids around my area of London are from immigrant families and need extra help with reading.

Quotes by Rachael Stirling

It got so bad that by the time I was graduated, the only reading I did was in order to get the grade and the only writing I did was in order to get the grade.

Quotes by R. A. Salvatore

Writing a book for me, I expect, is very similar to the experience of reading the book for my readers.

Quotes by R. A. Salvatore

We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.

Quotes by Quintilian

I was diagnosed with dyslexia when I was seven, and it was a bit of a struggle to begin with. It was a challenge as I began my school career - spelling and reading was something I couldn't really get...

Quotes by Princess Beatrice of York

I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government meet only to go through the tedious motions of reading speeches, drafted by others, with the principal objective of not rocking the boat.

Quotes by Pierre Trudeau

In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime.

Quotes by Phyllis McGinley

I was so anxious for it to be my turn, for the manager to read the letter from my mum. I waited and waited for it. The manager had spoken to the mothers of every player in the team; he'd...

Quotes by Philippe Coutinho

I prefer to write books for children instead of reading them. But I do strongly believe in childhood and in respecting childhood innocence. I don't like books for children that deal with adult themes.

Quotes by Philip Kerr

My parents tolerated me reading comics because they knew I was also reading 'proper' books, too.

Quotes by Philip Pullman

To read a novel requires a certain amount of concentration, focus, devotion to the reading. If you read a novel in more than two weeks, you don't read the novel, really.

Philip Roth

I've stopped reading fiction. I don't read it at all. I read other things: history, biography. I don't have the same interest in fiction that I once did.

Philip Roth

I love turning on the computer in the morning and reading the things that I did the day before - that I didn't do!

Quotes by Peyton Reed

I always loved as a kid reading 'Spider-Man,' and the 'Fantastic Four' would show up... it was all about that larger universe.

Quotes by Peyton Reed

I've been obsessed with demons since reading 'The Elfstones of Shannara' and 'Master of the Five Magics' by Lyndon Hardy.

Quotes by Peter V. Brett

Frequently Asked Questions

Is reading described as a lifelong love in these quotes?
Definitely — one speaker puts it about as strongly as possible: "I seemed to have been born reading." It suggests reading isn't just a hobby for them, but something that feels innate. For more on passions like this, see our Love quotes.
Do these quotes connect reading to other interests?
Yes — one speaker lists it alongside several passions, "gardens, art, music and reading," adding they have "eclectic taste and read a huge variety of books." Reading here is one part of a broader curious mind.
Is reading described as important in a child's education?
Yes, quite strongly. One quote warns that skipping it has real consequences: teaching an instrument "without developing singing, reading and dictating to the highest level along with the playing is to build upon sand." For more on personal growth themes like this, see our Book quotes.
Where do good ideas come from, according to these quotes?
For one speaker, mostly from reading: "Ninety percent of my ideas come to me either when I'm reading or watching a show." It's a reminder that consuming stories and information can directly fuel creativity.
Where can I find more content about the joy of reading?
Our Like and Always collections both touch on the everyday habits people love, reading included.

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