Kate Beckinsale Quotes

The nice thing about genetics is, I can see my kids doing what I used to do, which is inhaling books like breathing.

My love of reading and the English language is something given to me by my parents, and I've passed it on to my children.

My partner doesn't read. He's not illiterate - he just chooses not to read - and I love reading. I'm obsessed with reading.

I love books so much. I've read more books than anyone else I know.

I'm from a big family - I'm the youngest of seven - and my wife is one of four. So we always wanted a lot of kids. It's what we're used to, and for us it's what life is all about.

I always have been and will remain someone who loves real, 3D, substantial books. And I don't believe that it's a wistful, nostalgic interest like vinyl collectors. It's not the same thing.

I loved to read, and if I could've been a professional reader, that's probably what I would've wanted to be!

I think, basically, what I'm good for is reading - a lot. I think I'll always be more of a reader than a writer, definitely. There are sooo many books in the world I haven't read, sometimes I feel as if they're all piled on top of my head weighing me down and saying, 'Hurry up.'

I used to dislike bookshops immensely as a child and was won over only later in life.

I'm obsessed with books.

My first generation of young readers now have not only children, but some of them have grandchildren to whom they're introducing their old passion.

I was passionate about reading from an early age, and I would always be carrying a different book each week.

I was one of those children they used to call 'readers.'

I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them.

I've been a compulsive reader for as long as I can remember.

I read to my children, and now they love to read. I encourage parents to carve out just 20 minutes a day. It helps you learn more about them, and really opens the door for you to speak into their life!

Our house was awash in books, and my mother doled out her favorites like they were special treats - which they were.

I am a voracious reader, so it's difficult for me to give a list of my favourite authors of all time.

If not for my mom, I wouldn't be a writer today. When I was a little girl, I rarely saw her without a book in her hand.

And my father always took me to the library. We were both book addicts.

I'm a compulsive reader of fiction. I fell in love with novels when I was a teenager. My wife Marilyn and I... our initial friendship began because we are both readers. I've gone to sleep almost every night of my life after having read in a novel for 30 or 40 minutes. I'm a great reader of fiction and much less so of non-fiction.

I buy books, I have shelves of books. I love to read.

I've always wanted a family since I was a little girl - a big family. I'm an only child, so I wanted, like, 10 kids... for sure.

I am a very nerdy reader in that I am as disciplined about my reading as I am about my writing.

I read prodigiously as a child, and I still do.