Andrew W.K. Quotes

I would never require anyone to read any book. That seems antithetical to why we read - which is to choose a book for our personal reasons. I always shudder when I'm told my books are on required reading lists.

I read books for exams at school, but only because I had to read them, and really didn't enjoy it one little bit! The only time I did enjoy it was when I was asked to read out loud in front of the class, as I then used it as an acting exercise!

People choose to read, and it takes effort. It's not one of those hobbies that asks nothing of the person who is doing it. It's more than a hobby.

I tend to read things that are a little more on the nourishing side. But if I don't enjoy something, I'll put it down.

The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason you must, does not commonly make friends with you.

If you enjoy reading something, read it.

The Classics are those books which constitute a treasured experience for those who have read and loved them; but they remain just as rich an experience for those who reserve the chance to read them for when they are in the best condition to enjoy them.

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.

All reading should be pleasurable! I don't like people who keep reeling out the 'books are so important' line. First and foremost, reading is about entertainment, the same as movies, video games and music.

I think sometimes parents and teachers can push children away from reading by telling them it's something they must do, the same way they must eat their greens and must pass their exams in school. Poppycock! Read or don't read - that's your call.

I read for interest and enjoyment, and when I cease to enjoy it I stop.

In terms of sheer pleasure, Tom Stoppard was very big for me because he is so funny and so smart, and it felt delicious reading him.

Play is play, fun is fun, and work is work. They're different. I work hard; even if it's supposed to be fun for someone else, it's work for me.

I read serious books, but every now and then, I read just for fun.

Every time we pick up a book from a sense of duty and we find that we're struggling to get through it, we reinforce the notion that reading is something we should do, but telly is something that we want to do.

I absolutely love reading.

I'm not here to tell anyone how to party. I'm just here to say, 'Please, party as hard as you can.'

It is the best thing to have great games, and the tiredness matters little.

For her, reading was directly linked to pleasure, not to knowledge or enigmas or constructions or verbal labyrinths.

What's the point of having a book club if you don't get to eat brownies and drink wine?

Life's a party, dress like it.

Fun comes hard - like, alas, its prarens, pleasure and happiness, whom we have to pursue.

Every time people force themselves to carry on with a book they're not enjoying, they reinforce the idea that reading is a duty.

I enjoy being surprised.

Without great mountains we cannot reach great heights.