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You're sent scripts, and for some, as soon as you start reading them, you feel an instant connection to the character. You know who they are, you know how to play them, and there is instant enthusiasm. Then, at the...

Quotes by Ophelia Lovibond

I'm not really one for reading books. I have a very poor attention span. I'd rather listen to music, play games or watch films on my iPad.

Quotes by Olly Murs

I found myself reading about this 16-year-old kid inventing a micro-organism to save the ocean. It made me realise that we can do anything if we put our minds to it. Even with all the damage and destruction, things can...

Quotes by Oliver Sykes

I remember reading an interview with Adele, where she said that touring was the loneliest thing in the world. All of her band are hired, so, really, it's just her. I can't imagine what that must be like.

Quotes by Oliver Sim

Reading English novels I always adore the ability to write without fear about inner psychological things that are so delicate.

Quotes by Olga Tokarczuk

I began reading science fiction before I was 12 and started writing science fiction around the same time.

Quotes by Octavia E. Butler

I'm reading today because of 'Encyclopedia Brown.'

Quotes by Octavia Spencer

A work survives its readers; after a hundred or two hundred years, it is read by new readers who impose on it new modes of reading and interpretation. The work survives because of these interpretations, which are, in fact, resurrections:...

Quotes by Octavio Paz

I never have time to read now. I did all my reading before I was twenty.

Quotes by O. Henry

As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly historical biography.

Quotes by Norman Spinrad

My books don't sell anymore. There are many reasons why they don't sell, but one of the reasons is because people don't read anymore. Forget about reading books of detail - they don't read at all.

Quotes by Norman Finkelstein

I'm a pretty avid reader, but I missed feminism in college. I did take an intro course where I read Mary Wollstonecraft, but I didn't read a lot of the seminal writers. Then I had two teenage daughters and was...

Quotes by Norbert Leo Butz

I grew up reading Stephen King, Peter Straub, Clive Barker, Robert McCammon, Isaac Asimov's nonfiction books, and Roald Dahl.

Quotes by Nnedi Okorafor

I write about so much personal stuff, it's like reading my diary.

Quotes by Noah Cyrus

My reading is always about musical biographies. I have an innate interest and passion for that.

Quotes by Nina Blackwood

I spent many hours ensconced in the local library, reading - nay, devouring - book after book after book. Books were my soul's delight.

Quotes by Nikki Grimes

The White House tapes, recording Nixon's nefarious doings from Watergate to the bombing of Vietnam, made frightening reading once made public on the orders of Congress.

Quotes by Nigel Hamilton

In the 1970s and early '80s, Shanghai was quiet, cautious, a ghost of a once-great city - and yet physically, little was changed from its glittering heyday. When visiting, I enjoyed reading books on local history and used my time...

Quotes by Nicole Mones

To me, this is the singular privilege of reading literature: we are allowed to step into another's life.

Quotes by Nicole Krauss

I used music and reading to erase my world, so basically I read for up to 16 hours a day for 23 years.

Quotes by Nick Yarris

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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