Emily Watson Quotes

The best way to enhance a child's imagination is to make them read.

You can't write if you don't read.

I have a lot of respect and love for children's books.

Books are funny little portable pieces of thought.

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

I wanted to become a writer. I enjoyed reading as a child.

There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all.

When I was a child - in wartime, pre-television - books were my life.

I've always been a reader and a writer.

If you are a kid, reading is really important stuff.

More people should read books. It's the most concentrated experience you can have.

I think that children who read are better writers, and children who tell stories appreciate books.

The more I write, the more I've come to realize that books have a different place in our society than other media. Books are different from television or film because they ask you to finish the project. You have to be actively engaged to read a book. It's more like a blueprint. What it really is, is an opportunity... A book is a place where you're forced to use your imagination. I find it disappointing that you're not being asked to imagine more.

I read a lot growing up. It was kind of my comfort, you know; I loved it. I love story. I love narrative. I was academic. I wasn't particularly athletic. I didn't make the drill team. I didn't go out for sports.

What better way to expand your imagination than to read!

My childhood was surrounded by books and writing. From a very early age I was fascinated by storytelling, by the printed word, by language, by ideas. So I would seek them out.

I was alone as a child. I lived in fairytales, adventures, Shakespeare. They are the friends, my books.

Reading is my greatest luxury.

A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors.

As an only child lacking siblings and playmates, I was alone a great deal of the time. Much of this was spent reading virtually anything I could get my hands on.

As a kid, I used to go to the library and take out all the art books.

There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.

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

I hope children will be happy with the books I've written, and go on to be readers all of their lives.

Writing is something that I've always loved. That stems from my love of being a reader.