Andie MacDowell Quotes

I love reading all kinds of books. I usually have about ten books going at any one time - books about the past, the present, novels, non-fiction, poetry, mythology, religion, etc. Reading is my favorite thing to do.

I like a good fun chick-lit book as much as I like historical fiction, mysteries, or biographies, I like to be well-rounded!

I'm just trying to get kids motivated to be readers by connecting them with a book they like.

You're more likely to finish a book you enjoy, than one that feels like literary drudgery.

Kids say the No. 1 reason they don't read more is that they can't find books they like. Freedom of choice is a key to getting them motivated and excited.

I don't see how you can write well if you're not reading well at the same time. I think the only risk is reading too many books of one 'type' in a row.

The best way to get kids reading more is to give them books that they'll gobble up - and that will make them ask for another.

I believe we should spend less time worrying about the quantity of books children read and more time introducing them to quality books that will turn them on to the joy of reading and turn them into lifelong readers.

I think children love reading, and they will make time for it if we put the right books into their hands. And I hope I get the chance to keep being one of the people that writes them.

I don't read a lot of books.

Kids think books are cool, especially when they see that people they think books are cool are reading.

My favorite is always the book that I'm currently reading.

I'm sort of killing two birds with one stone here, getting to write for 'True Blood' and being able to put myself in a comic at the same time.

Telling ourselves that fiction is in a sense true and at the same time not true is essential to the art of fiction. It's been at the heart of fiction from the start. Fiction offers both truth, and we know it's a flat-out lie. Sometimes it drives a novelist mad. Sometimes it energizes us.

School librarians play such an enormous role in bringing children to books they are going to enjoy. It's a magic alchemy when that works.

It's our job - as parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles - to find books our kids are going to like.

I will read four or five books at the same time.

There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.

One of the most memorable things I hear is when someone tells me that my books got a reluctant reader to read.

I love books. I read voraciously, and I happened to have been fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time.

I've always been drawn to historical fiction.

I think it's so important for young readers to find a book or series that ignites their passion for reading, especially boys, whose interest in reading wanes as they grow older.

I don't think the problem is that people don't read enough mystery books, but that people don't read.

As a writer, you should care about reluctant readers. You want these kids to feel like books are amazing and cool and that they're an escape.

It's hard recommending books for kids, and a huge responsibility. If you get it wrong, they don't tell you they hate that particular book, they tell you they hate reading.