Reading is so private, and it is often a reader's habit to finish a book, close the covers, and plunge into the next one without a backward glance. Bobbie Ann Mason backwardbookclose Change image and share on social
Reading is something I've really missed, not being able to enter people's worlds. Robert Smith enterhavemiss Change image and share on social
Reading is such a personal thing to me. I'd much rather give someone a gift certificate to a bookstore, and let that person choose his or her own books. Erik Larson bookbookstorecertificate Change image and share on social
Reading is the last act of secular prayer. Richard Powers actprayerread Change image and share on social
Reading is the only area of my life in which I prefer to be non-autonomous. Sophie Hannah areaautonomouslife Change image and share on social
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Joseph Addison bodyexercisemind Change image and share on social
Reading is to the mind what exercising is to the body. Richard Steele bodyexercisemind Change image and share on social
Reading is what people did before YouTube, and I love retro stuff! Toby Turner lovepeopleread Change image and share on social
Reading isn't about managing expectations. In certain ways, writing is. You're trying to send signals early in a book about what might be coming later, but I think worrying about the kind of chatter around a book is something I try and stay as far away from when I'm reading. Garth Risk Hallberg bookchattercome share on social
Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went bad even a little bit I couldn't hit home runs. So I gave up reading. Babe Ruth badballplayerbite Change image and share on social