Reading Chekhov, I felt not happy, exactly, but as close to happiness as I knew I was likely to come. And it occurred to me that this was the pleasure and mystery of reading, as well as the answer to those who say that books will disappear. For now, books are still the best way of taking great art and its consolations along with us on a bus.
Francine ProseTags: reading books literature chekhov
I love words. I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail. I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum. I cherish expressions that pierce my emotions and force the tears to spill over. In essence, I long for a writer's soul sealed in ink on the page.
Richelle E. GoodrichTags: words reading writing inspirational-quotes stories authors reading-books richelle richelle-goodrich
There is no proper time and place for reading. When the mood for reading comes, one can read anywhere
Lin YutangTags: reading
Maybe we should all just shut up and read a good book.
Mary SisneyTags: humor inspirational reading writing
Books were her refuge. Having set herself to learn the Russian language, she read every Russian book she could find. But French was the language she preferred, and she read French books indiscriminately, picking up whatever her ladies-in-waiting happened to be reading. She always kept a book in her room and carried another in her pocket.
Robert K. MassieTags: reading books learning curiosity
His gaze settles on the discarded book. He leans, reaching until his fingertips graze Dante's Inferno, still on its bed of folded sheets. "What have we here?" he asks.
"Required reading," I say.
"It's a shame they do that," he says, thumbing through the pages. "Requirement ruins even the best of books.
Tags: reading
That's the pleasure and challenge of reading great novels; you get to see yourself as others see you and you get to see others as they see themselves.
John GreenReading a good book helps us to feel un-alone.
John GreenAnd if the book is too silly, I find that it's often because the writer doesn't really have anything to say - or there are no values. Or because the whole book is just a lead-up to a trick at the end. If you read the end first, you may have much less patience for wasting time with that kind of book. Even a well-written book can be silly and a waste of time.
Will SchwalbeNon leggete, come fanno i bambini, per divertirvi, o, come fanno gli ambiziosi per istruirvi. No, leggete per vivere.
Gustave FlaubertTags: reading kids kids-books leggere bambini
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