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Most Famous Reading Quotes of All Time!

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I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who's trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.

Quotes by Ice Cube

Smell is a very animal thing, almost reptilian, where the more cerebral things like reading less so.

Quotes by Iain Banks

A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.

Quotes by Iain Banks

Reading is a huge effort for many people, a bore for others, and, believe it or not, many people prefer watching TV.

Quotes by Hugh Mackay

Universal literacy was a 20th-century goal. Before then, reading and writing were skills largely confined to a small, highly educated class of professional people.

Quotes by Hugh Mackay

I think for anybody reading the book they're going to get an idea in their heads of all those characters, and I think that once that gets fixed, it's quite hard to shake.

Quotes by Hugh Dancy

An hour or two spent in writing from dictation, another hour or two in reading aloud, a little geography and a little history and a little physics made the day pass busily.

Quotes by Hudson Stuck

I'm reading a lot of poetry because it's a lot easier to dip in and dip out when you've got 10 minutes to yourself.

Quotes by Hozier

My father was a tyrant about reading, and that put me off books when I was little.

Quotes by Honeysuckle Weeks

The end of reading is not more books but more life.

Quotes by Holbrook Jackson

I think there's a reason that horror appeals to teens. There's a lot of useful lessons to take away from reading horror. We get to be scared in the comfort and safety of our own homes. We can put the...

Quotes by Holly Black

But by reading them again and again finally I was able to grasp the essential part. What emotion, enthusiasm, enlightenment and confidence they communicated to me! I wept for joy.

Quotes by Ho Chi Minh

My first two books, 'Letters to a Young Brother' and 'Letters to a Young Sister,' were... distributed pretty widely. Judges in juvenile justice facilities started citing the book as required reading.

Quotes by Hill Harper

At 17, I went to Stanford University to study engineering. My time was occupied with the required reading and the extracurricular duties of managing the baseball and football teams and earning my way.

Quotes by Herbert Hoover

I love reading for a character I have no business reading for.

Quotes by Henry Zebrowski

I was always told that I was good in mathematics, and I guess my grades and standardized test scores supported that. My worst subjects were those that generally involved a lot of reading - English and history. So, having good...

Quotes by Henry Petroski

When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.

Quotes by Henny Youngman

Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork - reading, writing, thinking - can.

Quotes by Helen Gurley Brown

I always wanted to be a writer! But I wanted to do other things, too - be a psychologist, a librarian, et cetera. Now I've decided that reading fiction that features characters who are in those professions will do.

Quotes by Helen Oyeyemi

I fell asleep reading a dull book and dreamed I kept on reading, so I awoke from sheer boredom.

Quotes by Heinrich Heine

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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