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Don’t forget that the only two things people read in a story are the first and last sentences. Give them blood in the eye on the first one Picture Quote #1

People who have seen me read usually come up afterwards and invite me to be a part of something Picture Quote #1

I have read all that has been written by the gravest authorities on political economy on the subject of rent, wages, taxes, tithes Picture Quote #1

I’ve read that male dolphins try to have sex with humans, and female apes solicit sex from humans. What is wrong with giving them what they want, if that’s what turns you on, or even just to gratify them? Picture Quote #1

It’s the boredom that kills you. You read until you’re tired of that. You do crossword puzzles until you’re tired of that. This is torture. This is mental torture Picture Quote #1

I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject that’s really worth the time and effort you’ll put in Picture Quote #1

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Showing up at school already able to read is like showing up at the undertaker’s already embalmed: people start worrying about being put out of their jobs Picture Quote #1

I’m only 24 so I like to think I’m still close enough to 17 to still remember what it was like. Besides, I could just fake it and get away with it... it’s not like there are any teenagers that still read comics Picture Quote #1

It’s nice to know that what you’re doing is being read and enjoyed by a good deal of people Picture Quote #1

I read one or two other books which gave me a background in mathematics other than logic Picture Quote #1

I’ve had trouble with criticism, I guess. It’s hard to know what role criticism plays in either encouraging poets or in getting other people to read them Picture Quote #1

We should read music in the same way that an educated adult will read a book: in silence, but imagining the sound Picture Quote #1

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In the book, I write about children in first grade who were taught to read by reading want ads. They learned to write by writing job applications. Imagine what would happen if anyone tried to do that to children in a predominantly white suburban school Picture Quote #1

I never learned anything at all in school and didn’t read a book for pleasure until I was 19 years old Picture Quote #1

A country so rich that it can send people to the moon still has hundreds of thousands of its citizens who can’t read. That’s terribly troubling to me Picture Quote #1

I remember being in the public library and my jaw just aching as I looked around at all those books I wanted to read. There just wasn’t time enough to read everything I wanted to read Picture Quote #1

I wasn’t a very discriminating reader. I read just about everything that came along Picture Quote #1

I would love to write something that people would still read 50 or 100 years from now. That comes with growing older, I think Picture Quote #1

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I think you’ve got to keep it simple, keep it fresh. Stay away from all that processed stuff, read the labels Picture Quote #1

By exercise. I’ll tell you one thing, you don’t always have to be on the go. I sit around a lot, I read a lot, and I do watch television. But I also work out for two hours every day of my life, even when I’m on the road Picture Quote #1

I do read everything that we publish. We usually have to have two or three votes for a book before we take it on. So in that sense I suppose it is an orchestra Picture Quote #1

I had always wanted to be a writer who confused genre boundaries and who was read in multiple contexts Picture Quote #1

If you read in front of your kids, it’s very likely that they’ll become readers, too Picture Quote #1

Learning lines is on my mind until I do know them. I’ll read the paper or paint the house to keep from starting to memorize. I’ve never found an easy way Picture Quote #1

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You should always believe what you read in the newspapers, for that makes them more interesting Picture Quote #1

Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying needs and capacities of individual kids can be taken into account Picture Quote #1

It is with pain that I read of the dire effects of my book upon the minds of young girls Picture Quote #1

When I came out, and for many years afterwards, it had become a habit for me to sit and read and read and read, like an obsession. I would take 20 books, and not come out until I’d finished them. It took me a while to change that habit Picture Quote #1

One of the things that’s clear to me from interviews that I’ve read is that the more popular successful jazz musicians had audiences above and beyond the music community Picture Quote #1

The media is too concentrated, too few people own too much. There’s really five companies that control 90 percent of what we read, see and hear. It’s not healthy Picture Quote #1

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Don’t forget that the only two things people read in a story are the first and last sentences. Give them blood in the eye on the first one (Read Quotes) People who have seen me read usually come up afterwards and invite me to be a part of something (Read Quotes) I have read all that has been written by the gravest authorities on political economy on the subject of rent, wages, taxes, tithes (Read Quotes) I’ve read that male dolphins try to have sex with humans, and female apes solicit sex from humans. What is wrong with giving them what they want, if that’s what turns you on, or even just to gratify them? (Read Quotes) It’s the boredom that kills you. You read until you’re tired of that. You do crossword puzzles until you’re tired of that. This is torture. This is mental torture (Read Quotes) I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject that’s really worth the time and effort you’ll put in (Read Quotes) Showing up at school already able to read is like showing up at the undertaker’s already embalmed: people start worrying about being put out of their jobs (Read Quotes) I’m only 24 so I like to think I’m still close enough to 17 to still remember what it was like. Besides, I could just fake it and get away with it... it’s not like there are any teenagers that still read comics (Read Quotes) It’s nice to know that what you’re doing is being read and enjoyed by a good deal of people (Read Quotes) I read one or two other books which gave me a background in mathematics other than logic (Read Quotes) I’ve had trouble with criticism, I guess. It’s hard to know what role criticism plays in either encouraging poets or in getting other people to read them (Read Quotes) We should read music in the same way that an educated adult will read a book: in silence, but imagining the sound (Read Quotes) In the book, I write about children in first grade who were taught to read by reading want ads. They learned to write by writing job applications. Imagine what would happen if anyone tried to do that to children in a predominantly white suburban school (Read Quotes) I never learned anything at all in school and didn’t read a book for pleasure until I was 19 years old (Read Quotes) A country so rich that it can send people to the moon still has hundreds of thousands of its citizens who can’t read. That’s terribly troubling to me (Read Quotes) I remember being in the public library and my jaw just aching as I looked around at all those books I wanted to read. There just wasn’t time enough to read everything I wanted to read (Read Quotes) I wasn’t a very discriminating reader. I read just about everything that came along (Read Quotes) I would love to write something that people would still read 50 or 100 years from now. That comes with growing older, I think (Read Quotes) I think you’ve got to keep it simple, keep it fresh. Stay away from all that processed stuff, read the labels (Read Quotes) By exercise. I’ll tell you one thing, you don’t always have to be on the go. I sit around a lot, I read a lot, and I do watch television. But I also work out for two hours every day of my life, even when I’m on the road (Read Quotes) I do read everything that we publish. We usually have to have two or three votes for a book before we take it on. So in that sense I suppose it is an orchestra (Read Quotes) I had always wanted to be a writer who confused genre boundaries and who was read in multiple contexts (Read Quotes) If you read in front of your kids, it’s very likely that they’ll become readers, too (Read Quotes) Learning lines is on my mind until I do know them. I’ll read the paper or paint the house to keep from starting to memorize. I’ve never found an easy way (Read Quotes) You should always believe what you read in the newspapers, for that makes them more interesting (Read Quotes) Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying needs and capacities of individual kids can be taken into account (Read Quotes) It is with pain that I read of the dire effects of my book upon the minds of young girls (Read Quotes) When I came out, and for many years afterwards, it had become a habit for me to sit and read and read and read, like an obsession. I would take 20 books, and not come out until I’d finished them. It took me a while to change that habit (Read Quotes) One of the things that’s clear to me from interviews that I’ve read is that the more popular successful jazz musicians had audiences above and beyond the music community (Read Quotes) The media is too concentrated, too few people own too much. There’s really five companies that control 90 percent of what we read, see and hear. It’s not healthy (Read Quotes)

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