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Readings Quotes (page 77)

Harold Bloom quote: "We read frequently if unknowingly, in quest of a mind more..."
We read frequently if unknowingly, in quest of a mind more original than our own. Harold Bloom
Abraham Lincoln quote: "Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them..."
Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself. Abraham Lincoln
Any patch of sunlight in a wood will show you something about the sun which you could never get from reading books on astronomy. These pure and spontaneous pleasures are ‘patches of Godlight’ in the woods of our experience. C. S. Lewis
Wallace Stevens quote: "One must read poetry with one's nerves."
One must read poetry with one's nerves. Wallace Stevens
Which of us has not felt that the character we are reading in the printed page is more real than the person standing beside us? Cornelia Funke
I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited. Jorge Luis Borges
Stories you read when you're the right age never quite leave you. You may forget who wrote them or what the story was called. Sometimes you'll forget precisely what happened, but if a story touches you it will stay with you, haunting the places in your mind that you rarely ever visit. Neil Gaiman
But there is in everything a reasonable division of labour. I have written the book, and nothing on earth would induce me to read it. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Joss Whedon quote: "To read makes our speaking English good."
To read makes our speaking English good. Joss Whedon
Annie Dillard quote: "She reads books as one would breathe air. To fill up and live."
She reads books as one would breathe air. To fill up and live. Annie Dillard
You learn to read so you can identify the reality in which you live, so that you can become a protagonist history rather than a spectator" Father Fernando Cardenal Barbara Kingsolver
Margaret Atwood quote: "Nor did I make any distinctions between great literature and..."
Nor did I make any distinctions between great literature and any other kind. I just liked reading. Margaret Atwood
Many years before, she had read, and recognized as true, the words of W. B. Yeats: 'A Pity beyond all telling is hit at the heart of love'. She had smiled over the poem, and stroked the page, because she had known both that she loved Colin, and that compassion formed a huge part of her love. J. K. Rowling
Nicholas Sparks quote: "write what readers want to read, which isn’t necessarily what..."
write what readers want to read, which isn’t necessarily what you want to write. Nicholas Sparks
Primo Levi quote: "He could hardly read or write but his heart spoke the language..."
He could hardly read or write but his heart spoke the language of the good Primo Levi

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