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Reading Quotes

On books, ideas, and a lifelong reading habit.

This collection includes a musician's case for teaching reading and dictation before an instrument, alongside a simple, almost self-deprecating admission of feeling born reading. See Book quotes for more.

I think Dan Brown is a terribly bad writer, but he has cliff-hangers after every chapter which makes you continue reading.

Quotes by Stellan Skarsgard

When Lars Von Trier calls me, I say yes without reading the script because often the script hasn't been written yet, and if Fincher called me again, I'd say yes without reading the script, too.

Quotes by Stellan Skarsgard

People who have been made to suffer by certain things cannot be reminded of them without a horror which paralyses every other pleasure, even that to be found in reading a story.

Quotes by Stendhal

The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.

Quotes by Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

As you know from reading many of these Negro writers, we don't deal too much with the discussion of democracy and what it means and how improvisation fits in all that.

Quotes by Stanley Crouch

Reading and watching movies are the only two things I do. I'm moody, so at times I'm annoyingly introverted; at other times I'm annoyingly extroverted. So I think I'm an ambivert!

Quotes by Sriti Jha

I thought I'd begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of mine.

Quotes by Spike Milligan

At 14, I started reading popular scripts, wanted to learn Telugu, read books and improve my language. Then I got married at 15.

Quotes by Sowcar Janaki

I've just finished reading a book about the brilliant Margaret Rutherford. She wasn't a beauty, but inside she was absolutely blazing and passionate about her work. She's one of those life-affirming characters.

Quotes by Sophie Thompson

I'm not even speaking to people any more; I just want to be reading my Kindle the whole time!

Quotes by Sophie McShera

I'm snobby about books that aren't crime fiction: if I start reading a literary novel and there's no mystery emerging in the first few pages, I'm like, 'Gah, this obviously isn't a proper book. Why would I want to carry...

Quotes by Sophie Hannah

Reading is the only area of my life in which I prefer to be non-autonomous.

Quotes by Sophie Hannah

I once wrote on my MySpace profile that music is never authentic. It was a reaction to constantly reading the word 'authentic' in connection with bands. But what does that mean? A baby crying after being pushed out of its...

Quotes by Sophie Hunger

I don't really like reading: I like seeing and touching images.

Quotes by Slowthai

I like reading and writing, and I am a trained classical dancer.

Quotes by Sobhita Dhulipala

I grew up reading a lot on literature and all of that.

Quotes by Sobhita Dhulipala

Fans always say they laughed and they cried while reading my books. And I tell them that I laughed and cried while writing them.

Quotes by Simone Elkeles

'Sanctus' was done on speculation. I had no agent or publisher. I was being sensible, I suppose, by writing a standalone novel. I figured if that one didn't work, no one would be interested in reading a sequel.

Quotes by Simon Toyne

Only occasionally do I read new fiction. Most of my reading is heavily dictated by what I'm writing at the time.

Quotes by Simon Mawer

My memory of my household is of one immersed in books and music. I have a very intimate relationship with Bengali literature, particularly Tagore, and my interest besides reading then was music.

Quotes by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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.

Others note how eclectic taste in books runs alongside other passions, and how most new ideas tend to surface while reading or watching something else entirely. Browse Love and Always quotes for related themes.