400 Quotes About Readers

Oh, readers. If only you knew what we've gone through for you.

His eyes, blind to external reality but highly perceptive in the realm of the inner life, rose from the book to the ceiling and returned to the book.

But in the book," I say, "the mockingbird is supposed to be a symbol of innocence. That's why it's a sin to kill one.""Who says it's a symbol of innocence?" asks Mort."Teachers," I tell him. "Book reviewers, critics --""Wikipedia," Elena calls from behind the window display.

I'm not saying that you have to be a reader to save your soul in the modern world. I'm saying it helps.

What are you reading, my dear? A pretty sight, a lady with a book.

هناك نوعان من القراء : نوع يقرأ ليتذكر .. ونوع يقرأ لينسى

Up until then, whenever anyone had mentioned the possibility of making a film adaptation, my answer had always been, ‘No, I’m not interested.’ I believe that each reader creates his own film inside his head, gives faces to the characters, constructs every scene, hears the voices, smells the smells. And that is why, whenever a reader goes to see a film based on a novel that he likes, he leaves feeling disappointed, saying: ‘the book is so much better than the film.

If ten eyewitnesses are asked to describe a suspect, you'll get ten different variations. The same applies to readers and their opinions about the same book. And that's how it should be; we're not robots.

Dogeared pages were Antichrist of book lovers everywhere.