And it occurred to her that reading was, among other things, a muscle and one that she had seemingly developed. She could read the novel with ease and great pleasure, laughing at remarks, they were hardly jokes, that she had not even noticed before.
An entire life spent reading would have fulfilled my every desire; I already knew that at the age of seven. The texture of the world is painful, inadequate; unalterable, or so it seems to me. Really, I believe that an entire life spent reading would...
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Michel Houellebecq
Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.
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Alberto Manguel
Ability, experience and books have solution for all the problems.
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Amit Kalantri
Deep layers of context are missed when cursorily reading for quantity at the expense of comprehension - only the vapid are impressed by those who try to squeeze as many books as possible into each passing month as if shoving one more oiled hot dog...
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Wil Zeus
Before this generation lose the wisdom, one advice - read books.
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Amit Kalantri
More Quotes By Alan Bennett
You don't put your life into your books, you find it there.
We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey the rules.
One recipe for happiness is to have to sense of entitlement.' To this she added a star and noted at the bottom of the page: 'This is not a lesson I have ever been in a position to learn.
I'm not "happy" but I'm not unhappy about it.
Too late. It was all too late. But she went on, determined as ever and always trying to catch up.
