#reading

I'm old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised. ↗

— Wisława Szymborska

#fashion

I regained my soul through literature after those times I'd lost it to wild-eyed gypsy girls on the European streets. ↗

— Roman Payne

#europe #fortune #fortunes #gypsies #gypsy

People don't expect too much from literature. They just want to know they're not alone with being confused. ↗

— Jonathan Ames

#literature #reading #literature

You'll never be alone if you’ve got a book. ↗

— Al Pacino

#literature #reading #literature

I have good reason to be content, for thank God I can read and perhaps understand Shakespeare to his depths. ↗

— John Keats

#shakespeare #shakespeare

I would rather read a mediocre book than waste time sitting around with people making small talk. ↗

— James D. Sass

#noremorse #read #reading #satan

We tell ourselves stories in order to live. ↗

— Joan Didion

#storytelling #storytelling

If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#survival #survival

Reading nurtures the soul, and an enlightened friend brings it solace. ↗

— Voltaire

#enlightenment

Only the nonreader fears books. ↗

— Richard Peck

#censorship #reading #censorship