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Re-Reading Quotes (page 3)

There have been times when I reread - or at least leafed through - something because I'd sent a copy to a friend, and what usually happened was that I noticed dozens and dozens of clumsy phrases I wished I could rewrite. Peter Straub
Clifton Paul Fadiman quote: "When you re-read a classic you do not see in the book more..."
When you re-read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before. Clifton Paul Fadiman
Cliff Fadiman quote: "When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book..."
When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before. Cliff Fadiman
I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept. Anne McCaffrey
Not only did I avoid speaking of Salinger; I resisted thinking about him. I did not reread his letters to me. The experience had been too painful. Joyce Maynard
Francois Mauriac quote: "Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are is true..."
Tell me what you read and I'll tell you who you are is true enough, but I'd know you better if you told me what you reread. Francois Mauriac
I recently reread an article of mine written in 1964, and I think it is still valid. There is not much difference. Many of the items on the agenda 37 years ago are still there. Harri Holkeri
Vince Vaughn quote: "The last book I read was the book I've been rereading most of..."
The last book I read was the book I've been rereading most of my life, The Fountainhead. Vince Vaughn
When I was a child I devoured every book I could get my hands on. I loved losing myself in colourful and dramatic stories - and my absolute favourite was 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.' Everything about it electrified me, and when I re-read Roald Dahl's books as an adult it surprised me. David Walliams
The things I keep going back to, rereading, maybe they say more about me as a reader than about the books. Love in the Time of Cholera, Pale Fire. Michael Chabon
Taylor Caldwell quote: "I often reread books I have written."
I often reread books I have written. Taylor Caldwell
Vernon Lee quote: "The greatest pleasure of reading consists in re-reading."
The greatest pleasure of reading consists in re-reading. Vernon Lee
I'm a huge classics fan. I love Ernest Hemingway and J.D. Salinger. I'm that guy who rereads a book before I read newer stuff, which is probably not all that progressive, and it's not really going to make me a better reader. I'm like, 'Oh, my God, you should read To Kill a Mockingbird.' John Krasinski
Usually, when I read something, I'm looking for the story first. And then, when I re-read it, I check every part of it to see whether every scene is necessary. You imagine yourself watching the movie, to see whether or not you're losing the through-line of the story. Gus Van Sant
Usually when I read something, first of all I'm looking for the story and then when I reread it, I'm sort of checking every part of it to see if every scene is necessary. Gus Van Sant

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