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I think the biggest thing, where my passionate-ness comes from, is that I love reading, and it is something that I really care about.

Quotes by Marley Dias

If you like reading, you are allowed to like to dance and to like to sing and to like to act.

Quotes by Marley Dias

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

Mark Twain

When I was 13 or 14, I took this speed-reading course. A lot of the things you do in speed reading you shouldn't do to a good author, but I've been reading really fast ever since.

Quotes by Mark Kurlansky

Bore children, and they stop reading. There's no room for self-indulgence or showing off or setting the scene.

Quotes by Mark Haddon

Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.

Quotes by Mark Haddon

In Victorian England, people were told they should discourage their wives from reading because it would lead them into all sorts of devilish wickedness.

Quotes by Marion Bailey

All the information you could want is constantly streaming at you like a runaway truck - books, newspaper stories, Web sites, apps, how-to videos, this article you're reading, even entire magazines devoted to single subjects like charcuterie or wedding cakes...

Quotes by Mario Batali

I do not write for the reader to come, but for him who is here, short of reading the text on my shoulder.

Quotes by Mario Benedetti

I started to send my work to journals when I was 26, which was just a question of when I got the courage up. They were mostly journals I had been reading for the previous six or seven years.

Quotes by Marilyn Hacker

I pretty much always wanted to write a series, because I love reading them.

Quotes by Marie Rutkoski

I love physical books, can't bear to throw them away, and am drowning under the weight of my collection, but I do a lot of my work reading now on my iPad.

Quotes by Mariella Frostrup

Reading a book you are not enjoying is a torture not to be undertaken without a reward. I leave plays at the interval, too!

Quotes by Mariella Frostrup

Asking anyone what she or he is reading is a necessary part of conversation, exchanging news. So I take recommendations from friends - and I always pass along a book I've loved.

Quotes by Marianne Wiggins

I never understood the concept of a fluffy summer read. For me, summer reading means beaches, long train rides and layovers in foreign airports. All of which call for escaping into really long books.

Quotes by Maria Semple

In my high-minded and naive way, I believed the only books worth reading were the classics.

Quotes by Maria Semple

I just feel like there's this illicit thrill in reading other people's mail and spying on their lives.

Quotes by Maria Semple

When you are reading, someone has done a lot of work on your behalf, someone has had ideas and has then written and corrected and improved them so that they can be shared.

Quotes by Margaret Mahy

I think I learned a lot from reading in general - even from reading badly written books.

Quotes by Margaret Haddix

For me, one of the hallmarks of a really great book is that I'm seeing it in my head while I'm reading.

Quotes by Marcus Sakey

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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