Roberto Bolano Quotes

I wish thee as much pleasure in the reading, as I had in the writing.

Books can be a source of solace, but I see them mainly as a source of pleasure, personal as well as esthetic.

If you enjoy reading something, read it.

All reading should be pleasurable! I don't like people who keep reeling out the 'books are so important' line. First and foremost, reading is about entertainment, the same as movies, video games and music.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.

Reading a good long novel is in many ways like having a long and satisfying affair

The pleasure we feel, reading a poem, is our assurance of its integrity.

Every time people force themselves to carry on with a book they're not enjoying, they reinforce the idea that reading is a duty.

Reading is a pleasure, but to finish reading, to come to the blank space at the end, is also a pleasure.

When I think of the books I love, there's always a little laughter in the dark.

While it can be pleasurable to move speedily through a work of fiction, there's a different sort of pleasure to be had in lingering, backtracking, rereading the same page.

This is fun; consuming our music shouldn't be a responsibility like eating your spinach or something.

Reading is, hands-down, my favorite activity.

Of course there is no denying the possible pleasure of holing up with a fat, slow-moving, mediocre novel; still, we all know that we can indulge ourselves in that fashion only so much. In the end, we read not for reading's sake, but to learn.

I'm enjoying playing. As long as that continues, I'll carry on playing as long as I can.

I spend a lot of time reading.

I write mostly for pleasure, and the reading should ideally be for pleasure, too.

You play because you love it, not because you can make money from it.

I absolutely love reading.

When I read, I don't need a character to look like me, act like me, or think like me. I don't need to have my heart broken. I don't need to be surprised or amused or challenged, and I don't need to swoon.

Ultimately, I'm enjoying what I'm doing.

I want people to be open to the idea of sitting down and reading a Dickens book. They will also have a great time.

I just play because I enjoy the sport.

As long as I'm enjoying swimming, I will keep swimming.

I like to read a lot of books and poems. Even though poems are short, I enjoy the emotions that come with them.