“Reading certain novels is a little like looking through the keyhole to learn what the neighbor is doing and thinking—does he have the same inferiority complex, the same vices, the same temptations?” — Georges Simenon, The Art of Fiction No. 9, The Paris Review, Issue 9, Summer 1955
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.” — William Styron, The Art of Fiction No. 5, The Paris Review
“Keep reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.” — Lloyd Alexander, Interview (1999)
“Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.” — Mary Schmich, “Now Boarding At Any Newspaper, Magazine Or Book,” Chicago Tribune (1998-10-28)
“There are books that cannot be enjoyed unless they are read slowly.” — Michael Wade, Random Thoughts
“In a sense, one can never read the book that the author originally wrote, and one can never read the same book twice.” — Edmund Wilson, The Triple Thinkers
“You’ve got to be able to look at your thoughts on paper and discover what a fool you were.” — Ray Bradbury, Ray Bradbury is on fire!, Salon.com (2001-08-29)
“Oh! journalism is unreadable, and literature is not read.” — Oscar Wilde, The Critic As Artist
“There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.” — Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness
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