#reading

That I can read and be happy while I am reading, is a great blessing. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

#reading #blessings

There is no frigate like a book To take us lands away, Nor any coursers like a page Of prancing poetry. This traverse may the poorest take Without oppress of toll; How frugal is the chariot That bears a human soul! ↗

— Emily Dickinson

#poetry #oppression

I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found. By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history, we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well. This to me is a miracle. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#reading #writing #meditation

Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today. ↗

— Holbrook Jackson

#procrastination #reading #procrastination

If you wish to draw profit, read with humility, simplicity, and faith, and never with the design of gaining a reputation for learning. ↗

— Thomas à Kempis

#reading #scripture #faith

What kind of life can you have in a house without books? ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#boredom #dullness #inspiration #life #necessity

Reading is like travel, allowing you to exit your own life for a bit, and to come back with a renewed, even inspired, perspective. ↗

— Laurie Helgoe

#reading #inspirational

It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as such, but the readership in general is really quite diverse. It's a cliche, but it's said that people who read my books don't read any other books, and you do get that element. ↗

— Irvine Welsh

#books #cliche #come #different #diverse

Peeing is like a good book in that it is very, very hard to stop once you start. ↗

— John Green

#simile #john-green

Plans make dreams reality. ↗

— Susan Pace-Koch

#children #cowboys #dinosaurs #kids #kittens