Reading Quotes

And the process of reading is such a private one. I once came into a room where a friend of mine was reading one of my books, and he clicked his tongue impatiently and shooed me off.

I always want to read the script before I totally commit.

Every being cries out in silence to be read differently. Do not be indifferent to these cries.

Though I had never written a memoir, I was confident that given enough time, I could do a serviceable job. Not elegant, but blunt, informative and funnier than most readers would expect.

If I could read a book, I’d definitely read one of yours.

My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal.

At night I sit in my chamber and read the bible. Far in the distance roars the sea. Then I lie down and think for a long time about the calm and pale man from Nazareth.

Dear though the reader might be, I’d be silly to cater to what the reader wanted.

The one thing I wished for my children is that they’d be readers.

Continue reading Proust. His magnificent intelligence is particularly fond of describing stupidity. Which is ultimately exhausting.