Karl Ove Knausgard Quotes

I don't know why - I have a ton of books: five full cabinets of them.

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

Given Pounds and five years, and an ordinary man can in the ordinary course, without any undue haste or putting any pressure upon his taste, surround himself with books, all in his own language, and thence forward have at least one place in the world.

I feel like if I'm going to take time reading, I better be learning.

I try to read 20 books a year.

Let all the time you can get be spent in trying to learn to read.

I still believe that sitting down and reading a book is the best way to really learn something.

I care about reading, a lot. It's a big part of my life.

Your library is your portrait.

If I don't have words, it's a sign I'm not reading enough.

My whole thing is, I collect what I know I want to read, and I have certain bookshelves in my bedroom that contain all the books I haven't read yet.

I grew up in a house with very few books.

A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to buy them.

I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who's trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.

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

I have always advised men to read.

I do like having books on my shelves. I do value that life.

I wish I had more time to read. I do love books.

I wish I had more time to read.

My only dream is to get old and finally have time to read all the books that I'm collecting.

I spend a lot of time reading.

Often I hear people say they do not have time to read. That's absolute nonsense. In the one year during which I kept that kind of record, I read twenty-five books while waiting for people. In offices, applying for jobs, waiting to see a dentist, waiting in a restaurant for friends, many such places.

I don't read much, I don't have the time. But I'm not at all happy about that; I want to read more. It's a promise I made to myself. I think it's important.

My goal is to be surrounded by books.

In 2011, I didn't read a single book.