Lisa Jewell Quotes

Naturally, I have compensated in my adult years by owning very large numbers of books.

I never stopped reading.

Like many people, I am addicted to the physical act of reading.

If they don't read, if they don't love reading; if they don't find themselves compulsively reading, I don't think they're really a writer.

Here's one of my bad habits: when I go to someone's house, I head straight to their bookshelf.

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

The Chinese have a habit of reading. Many families regard books as the most valuable family asset.

Of course, I've always read. I started when I was four years old and just didn't stop. I read all the time.

In a sense, there's a great truth to that, but, also I was a great reader.

My uncle Randall always had a book in his hand. He read in the car, he read at restaurants, he read when you were talking to him. He read lots of different things, but mostly it was Louis L'Amour's westerns and contemporary thrillers.

I have a sweet tooth for reading, so books migrate to my zip code en mass.

I was a member of Corstorphine Library in Edinburgh, and every Friday night, my parents took me there to borrow books. I also used to spend nearly all my pocket money on books.

I have kept a reading diary since I was 18. I am jealous of my friend who has kept hers since she was ten.

Whether I'm at the office, at home, or on the road, I always have a stack of books I'm looking forward to reading.

I was quite a reader before I became a writer.

I grew up in a place where books were very, very scarce, and I loved to read. I used to read the writing on my breakfast Ovaltine over and over again because it was in front of me, and I couldn't help but read anything that was in front of me.

I'd always been a big reader. I credit my mom for giving me my love of reading.

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

I didn't really enjoy reading until I married my wife and we began reading the Bible out loud to each other every day. I enjoy reading now, and there is a whole world of books out there to explore.

Every night, I was read to. Every Friday, we were taken to the library. I always received at least one book for my birthday. I have a few of them yet. Early on, I had my own collection of books. I loved to read. Still do.

I seemed to have been born reading.

I have always been an obsessive reader - I remember going back and forth to the local library with stacks of books taller than I was.

Miss a meal if you have to, but don't miss a book.

I don't really read a lot. Maybe I should.

I was a reader before I was a writer - one of those kids who walked home from school with a book up to my face, about to fall in the proverbial pothole because I couldn't see where I was going. And now I'm one of those people whose books are triple shelved and who can't go anywhere without carrying two titles - one that I'm reading and one backup.