W. P. Kinsella Quotes

I like to read and understand.

I have always advised men to read.

The more one reads, the more one sees that one has to read.

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

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

I'm not well read.

I'm just encouraging students to read. It's something you can do daily. It's something you can do whether you're sitting at home reading a newspaper or ordering something online. It's endless.

I think the cardinal rule of learning to write is learning to read first. I learned to write by learning to read.

It is important to be well read, at least a little bit.

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

I have said it often and I will say it again: I believe you learn to read when you are young, then read to learn for the rest of your life.

I don't want to approach reading from the viewpoint of that it's a pleasant adjunct to your life. I want to approach it from the idea that you have to read or you're going to suffer. There's a difference to be made - and you can make it if you read with your child.

Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

The biggest impact my father had on my life was teaching the importance of literacy.

Reading is important.

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.

There's definitely a value in being literate.

In fourth grade, I learned that reading was serious business, not just a pleasant way to pass the time, and that like medicine or engineering, it had a definite, valuable purpose: to foster 'comprehension.'

I'm always reading something.

A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.

I read all the time, and I'm often struck by something I'm reading.

Writers who don't read can't write well. It's that simple. The more you read, the better you read, the better you'll write. The upside is that you can't read too much, and even 'junk' reading can be constructive.

Reading is No. 1 - I have to read, or I can't write.

I spend a lot of time reading.

I'm a voracious reader, I'm always studying.