554 Quotes About Reading-books

For me, books have always been the greatest gifts. I love to give and receive them because I know they are a reflection of the giver.

You will find that your comprehension of any book will be enormously increased if you only go to the trouble of finding its important words, identifying their shifting meanings, and coming to terms. Seldom does such a small change in habit have such a large effect.

That individual who reads useful books is no longer on the same plane of thinking as those who neglected them.

A classic is read not to enjoy but only to be boast about it.

Every individual and incident comes in life for some kind of Reason ". But In very few cases, that reason should become ' The ultimate goal for Lifetime'.

Qualcosa che ci sfugge deve pur restare... Perche' il potere abbia un oggetto su cui esercitarsi, uno spazio in cui allungare le sue braccia... Finche' so che al mondo c'e' qualcuno che fa dei giochi di prestigio solo per amore del gioco, finche' so che c'e' una donna che ama la lettura per la lettura, posso convincermi che il mondo continua... E ogni sera m'abbandono alla lettura, come quella lontana lettrice sconosciuta.

Get someone-anyone-to read books to you. Having books read to you at any age is the supremo ultimato of living.

Unlike a public performance, such as stand-up comedy, or a live play, reading a book is a very private experience. No one wants to be told what to read, or what they are reading is unsuitable, immoral, racist, sexist, or offensive, as they read a book, in the privacy of their own room. That is why literature will be the last bastion, in the arts at least, of free choice, free speech and free expression.

Make doing your best a habit, and you’ll never know not doing your best.