Reading

There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.

I was reading 'The History of Glue'. I couldn't put it down.

From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend *reading it.*burning it.*buying it.*

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

Reading is to *the mind*me*the soul* what exercise is to the body.

"Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint."

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

I was reading *the dictionary.*a newspaper.*the instructions.* I thought it was a poem about everything.

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.

Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else's shoes for a while.

It's good to know how to read, but it's dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you're reading.

"There is creative reading as well as creative writing."

"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all."

"Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read."

Think before you speak. Read before you think.

Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.

Books are a uniquely portable magic.

Take a good book to bed with you – books do not snore.

Reading one book is like eating *one potato chip.*fish and chips.*a jalapeno.*

"If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book."

A peasant that reads is *a prince*a plebeian*a soldier* in waiting.

Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

"Classic: A book which people praise and don't read."

The world may be full of fourth-rate writers, but it's also full of fourth-rate readers.

I read part of it all the way through.

Reading isn't an occupation we encourage among *police officers.*writers.*friends.* We try to keep the paper work down to a minimum.