Michael Dirda Quotes

Reading is my greatest luxury.

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.

You know you're getting old when a four-letter word for something pleasurable to do in bed is r-e-a-d.

I think we all like to get away from our troubles and worries with a good book.

Well, there's nothing better than putting your feet up on a Sunday afternoon and grabbing a good book.

My idea of a good time is creating something and reading a good book.

I absolutely love reading; it is a fantastic way of unwinding.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

Oh, that sound? I'm in the hot tub, reading a novel.

I really just love to read, period, whether it be books or magazines or the back of the cereal box. It's the one thing I can always count on to calm me down, take me away and inspire me, all at once.

I enjoy reading books.

Read (this book), smile, enjoy, and if you happen to learn something along the way, don't get upset.

Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.

Reading is by far the most successful pursuit of happiness.

A bookworm in bed with a new novel and a good reading lamp is as much prepared for pleasure as a pretty girl at a college dance.

Reading allows me to recharge my batteries.

Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness.

Travelling is a great time to catch up on my reading. It's hard falling asleep in new places, but a good book always makes it easier.

Oh, I just want what we all want: a comfortable couch, a nice beverage, a weekend of no distractions and a book that will stop time, lift me out of my quotidian existence and alter my thinking forever.

I take refuge in my books.

A lot of things we don't have to have, but they're enjoyable.

Our affluence has allowed us to move to a place where we tend to make things pleasurable, as opposed to efficient.

I can completely lose myself into just absolutely satisfying things - a really amazing cheeseburger, a pizza, good fries, a beer. I enjoy being comfortable and eating whatever the hell I like. It's a big thing for me, just having the freedom to be able to do that.

I've got this thing for spicy stuff. Now, if you give me hot chocolate with chili pepper, a book and a bubble bath, I'm a happy girl.