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Reading the epitaphs, our only salvation lies in resurrecting the dead and burying the living.

Quotes by Paul Eldridge

Probably induced by the asthma, I started reading and writing early on, my literary efforts from the age of about nine running chiefly to poetry and plays.

Quotes by Patrick White

I am like a sponge: I adore reading, watching films, and visiting museums and exhibitions. I am always in search of new things in many spheres.

Quotes by Patrick Cox

I was reading my son some fables; it made for good nighttime reading. These stories were very vivid and very strange and occasionally bizarrely violent. It was a very free landscape.

Quotes by Patrick deWitt

All the books I was reading as a teenager were about individuals having adventures. So I thought that was what writers were supposed to do: to go out on the road.

Quotes by Patrick deWitt

Especially if you're endeavouring daily to write your own books, you read with a degree of - well, it's hard to forget you're a writer when you're reading.

Quotes by Patrick deWitt

I'm not an enormous proponent of plot as a reader. It's about other things; my reading has become specialized over the years.

Quotes by Patrick deWitt

I didn't learn to read until I was almost 14 years old. Reading out loud for me was a nightmare because I would mispronounce words or reconstruct things that weren't even there. That's when one of my teachers discovered I...

Quotes by Patricia Polacco

I can always tell when I'm about to start writing. I go through cycles in reading. When I'm beginning to start to write something, I start reading what I think of as good literature. I read things with wonderful language.

Quotes by Patricia MacLachlan

I'd love to go back to school for philosophy. I love philosophy, so I'm always reading philosophy books, annoying my girlfriend with that type of stuff.

Quotes by Parker Young

When you finish reading a script and think it is good but have reservations about a kissing scene, it means that you haven't understood the script completely.

Quotes by Parineeti Chopra

As a kid, I always liked reading stories where I had a power-projection fantasy. I wanted to be inside of a story where I had power and influence, was going to rise to power, was going to somehow influence my...

Quotes by Paolo Bacigalupi

Good liars are skilled at reading others well, putting them at ease, managing their own emotions, and intuitively sensing how others perceive them.

Quotes by Pamela Meyer

Historical fiction is actually good preparation for reading SF. Both the historical novelist and the science fiction writer are writing about worlds unlike our own.

Quotes by Pamela Sargent

I wasn't really comfortable reading until I was 12.

Quotes by Paloma Faith

Kids definitely go into bookstores after reading 'Twilight' and want something else like it.

Quotes by P. C. Cast

I've given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself.

Quotes by Oscar Levant

I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.

Quotes by Oscar Levant

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.

Oscar Wilde

The only reason I wanted to do 'MADtv' was because I grew up reading 'Mad Magazine' because I'm a comic-book nerd.

Quotes by Orlando Jones

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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