Chang-Rae Lee Quotes

In a sense, there's a great truth to that, but, also I was a great reader.

I come to writing the same way I come to teaching, which is that my goal is always to create life-long readers.

I read all the time, and I'm often struck by something I'm reading.

Reading is No. 1 - I have to read, or I can't write.

What we read, how we read, and why we read change how we think.

Read much, but not many books.

The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary.

I read in order to write. I read out of obsession with writing.

We live in a moment and a culture when reading is really endangered. There's simply no way to write well, though, if you're not reading well.

I read very widely, both non-fiction and fiction, so I don't think there's a single writer who influences me.

The writer studies literature, not the world. He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will write.

I, personally, have found reading a continual support to writing.

When I was little, I thought everyone in the world liked to read because it was so fun. But then I realised that was not exactly true. I want other kids to read and write more all over the world, because it helps them to understand things better.

My head was always bubbling over with facts and it seems to me this had little to do with my paying close attention in school and more to do with my voracious and omnivorous reading habits.

I have said it often and I will say it again: I believe you learn to read when you are young, then read to learn for the rest of your life.

Read, read, read, read and then read some more.

We need to tell kids flat out: reading is not optional.

Read as much as you can, and then sit down and write.

No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.

I'm more of a visual person, but I think that reading's extremely important. But I'm very easily distracted. It takes certain books to really grab you in.

I believe that writing is derivative. I think good writing comes from good reading.

If a big person invests time in reading, kids learn reading is important, the child is important, words are important, stories are important.

I don't want to approach reading from the viewpoint of that it's a pleasant adjunct to your life. I want to approach it from the idea that you have to read or you're going to suffer. There's a difference to be made - and you can make it if you read with your child.

These are just the tip of the iceberg, because I read and read and read. I read everything.

You learn to write by reading, and my experiences and tastes as a reader are pretty wide.