Reading Appreciation Quotes

There are three infallible ways of pleasing an author, and the three form a rising scale of compliment: 1, to tell him you have read one of his books; 2, to tell him you have read all of his books; 3, to ask him to let you read the manuscript of his forthcoming book. No. 1 admits you to his respect; No. 2 admits you to his admiration; No. 3 carries you clear into his heart.

I think the biggest thing, where my passionate-ness comes from, is that I love reading, and it is something that I really care about.

Schools and parents can team up to find books that kids will really get excited about - that will make them say, 'That was a great experience. Now I know why people get excited about reading.'

The Book of the Heart provides a fresh perspective on the influence of the book as artifact on our language and culture. Reading this book broadens our appreciation of the relationship between things and ideas.

In reading, one should notice and fondle details.

I have always been a reader. I was one of those kids desperate to learn. I would read anything.

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.

Also, if nothing else, writing this book has really changed the way I experience bookstores. I have a whole different appreciation for the amount of work packed into even the slimmest volume on the shelves.

I'd like for the young people, and older ones, too, who don't count themselves as readers, to know the joy of reading and what it does to enrich your life in so many ways.

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.

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

I wanted my students to leave my classroom loving reading and wanting to read more, and if they left my classroom thinking that reading is boring, then I haven't done my job.

I get letters from readers who say that they have always hated reading, but somebody suggested one of my books, they actually finished the book and enjoyed it, and they're going on to read another book. I'm thrilled that they have figured out that reading is fun.

I come to writing the same way I come to teaching, which is that my goal is always to create life-long readers.

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

I'm not that big of a reader, to be honest.

I have never met an author who did not read voraciously as a child.

I've read a lot of classic literature from assorted cultures, and always glad to read more when one comes across my path - but why be embarrassed by the fact that flesh and blood has limits? Nobody's read everything.

I was thrilled to be able to read at three. I just thought everyone loved reading as much as I did.

I can't actually wrap my mind around it easily - I can't really visualize what 2 million books looks like... So I try to keep it real for myself by focusing on individual anecdotes of how my books have helped kids learn to love reading.

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

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

And if the reader has no taste for what he reads, all the time is wasted

The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.

I'm actually not a big reader.