Reading Attitude Quotes

I read here and there in books, enjoying the examples and ignoring the argument.

I really don't like to read.

I am a serious reader, and I read slowly.

I'm guilty of it myself, sort of thinking, 'Classic novels: snoozeville.' But there is a huge amount of wonderful material.

People still try to sell books that way - as 'books can take you to foreign lands.' We've given children this idea that reading and books are a nice option, if you want that kind of thing. I hope we can get over that idea.

Reading should be a pleasure, not a chore.

I don't believe in lecturing people. It's much more effective to present reading as a fun, rewarding pastime.

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

As a historically voracious reader - pre-baby, I averaged a book every week or two, and when I was a kid, I'd routinely read a book a day - I never understood how some people could not read. When I heard people say they didn't have time to read, in my head, I simultaneously pitied and ridiculed them: there was always time to read.

Provided that nothing like useful knowledge could be gained from them, provided they were all story and no reflection, she had never any objection to books at all.

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

I have to have three or four books going simultaneously. If I'm not impressed in the first 20 pages, I don't bother reading the rest, especially with novels. I'm not a book-club style reader. I'm not looking for life lessons or wanting people to think I'm smart because I'm reading a certain book.

We had a few non-fiction books at home, but my dad was of the opinion that fiction was a complete and utter waste of time because it wasn't real - so what was the point of reading it?

An unliterary man may be defined as one who reads books once only.

I have always been a generous and enthusiastic reader.

Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable.

I don't think I ever consciously separated 'school' books from any others; I just read anything that came across my path.

As a poet and a teacher, I read all the time. I know I read slowly. I like reading, but I don't read any more than I have to.

I devour books. But for the longest time, I refused to pay attention to genre or labels.

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

She had always been an unashamed reader of novels.

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