“A book is a souvenir of an idea. ” ~Seth Godin
Source: Interview – Seth Godin on Books
Category Archives: Reading
Why Writers Read
“Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it’s a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it’s a way of making contact with someone else’s imagination after a day that’s all too real.”
~Nora Ephron
Source: Stephanie Dayes on Facebook
Two Wise Men
“Do you think this show is educational?”
“Yes, it will drive people to read books.”
~Statler and Waldorf, The Muppet Show
Book Magnet
“Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.”
~Mary Ann Shaffer
Trust the Readers Who Make Time to Read
“Speed-reading is one reason editors and, not incidentally, book reviewers can be so utterly wrongheaded about a particular work of art.” ~Robert Olen Butler
Source: From Where You Dream. The process of writing fiction.
Give Books To Babies
Back Seat Editors
“But experience has also taught me that readers, for better or worse, will approach your work with a jaundiced eye and an itch to judge. While your grammar shouldn’t be a reflection of your creative powers or writing abilities, let’s face it — it usually is.” ~Jon Gingerich
Source: 20 Common Grammar Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes
The End
“Sometimes I think heaven must be some continuous unexhausted reading.” ~Virginia Woolf
Bookshelf, Bookshelf On The Wall
“Books don’t even need to be read to be helpful. Just their presence affects us.” ~ SARK
The Unread Story
“The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live; a live thing, a story.” ~ Ursula K. LeGuin
