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Reading To Write Quotes By Jennifer Egan: We live in a moment and a culture

We live in a moment and a culture when reading is really endangered. There's simply no way to write well, though, if you're not reading well. — Jennifer Egan

Reading To Write Quotes By David Bergen: At the age of twenty, having published nothing

At the age of twenty, having published nothing and having had little guidance in my reading, I decided that I wanted to write. — David Bergen

Reading To Write Quotes By Francine Prose: Like most-maybe all- writers, I learned to write

Like most-maybe all- writers, I learned to write by writing and, by example, by reading books. — Francine Prose

Reading To Write Quotes By Richard Brinsley Sheridan: You write with ease, to show your breeding,But

You write with ease, to show your breeding,
But easy writing's curst hard reading. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Reading To Write Quotes By Stephen King: If you don't have time to read, you

If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. — Stephen King

Reading To Write Quotes By Carlos Ruiz Zafon: The day women are allowed to learn to

The day women are allowed to learn to read and write the world will become ungovernable. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Reading To Write Quotes By Justin Cronin: You learn to write by reading, and my

You learn to write by reading, and my experiences and tastes as a reader are pretty wide. — Justin Cronin

Reading To Write Quotes By Glen Duncan: For a long time, I'd wanted to write

For a long time, I'd wanted to write a book that I would be proud and happy and psychologically and morally comfortable about my parents' reading. — Glen Duncan

Reading To Write Quotes By Mark Forsyth: Oscar Wilde said that "All crime is vulgar,

Oscar Wilde said that "All crime is vulgar, just as all vulgarity is crime," and then got sent off to Reading Gaol to reconsider and write ballads. — Mark Forsyth

Reading To Write Quotes By Andre Dubus: I was trying to learn to write stories,

I was trying to learn to write stories, and was reading O'Hara and Hemingway as a carpenter might look at an excellent house someone else has built. — Andre Dubus

Reading To Write Quotes By Samuel Johnson: The greatest part of a writer's time is

The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write: a man will turn over half a library to make one book. — Samuel Johnson

Reading To Write Quotes By Moliere: The only people who can be excused for

The only people who can be excused for letting a bad book loose on the world are the poor devils who have to write for a living. — Moliere

Reading To Write Quotes By Barbara Kingsolver: I learned to write by reading the kind

I learned to write by reading the kind of books I wished I'd written. — Barbara Kingsolver

Reading To Write Quotes By Pamela Paul: To whom do books belong? The books we

To whom do books belong? The books we read and the books we write are both ours and not ours. They're also theirs. — Pamela Paul

Reading To Write Quotes By Horace: Often you must turn your stylus to erase,

Often you must turn your stylus to erase, if you hope to write anything worth a second reading. — Horace

Reading To Write Quotes By Lailah Gifty Akita: You will discover all that pertains to life

You will discover all that pertains to life by reading. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Reading To Write Quotes By Karl Kraus: To write a novel may be pure pleasure.

To write a novel may be pure pleasure. To live a novel presents certain difficulties. As for reading a novel, I do my best to get out of it. — Karl Kraus

Reading To Write Quotes By Cassandra Clare: I love reading epic fantasies and big fat

I love reading epic fantasies and big fat books and so I really wanted to write one. I think you always write what you want to read. — Cassandra Clare

Reading To Write Quotes By Jen Golembiewski: A book is just as magical to write

A book is just as magical to write as it is to read, it takes you on a journey that changes you in the end. — Jen Golembiewski

Reading To Write Quotes By A.D. Posey: Writing in the dark is hard, but you

Writing in the dark is hard, but you have to light your own candle and do it anyway. — A.D. Posey

Reading To Write Quotes By Gail Gentry: I live to write but, I read to

I live to write but, I read to live. — Gail Gentry

Reading To Write Quotes By Jean Giono: I should like to write about what happens

I should like to write about what happens when fictive people encounter and are embellished by real people. — Jean Giono

Reading To Write Quotes By Mal Peet: I tend to boycott all teenage reading while

I tend to boycott all teenage reading while I'm trying to write my own stuff. — Mal Peet

Reading To Write Quotes By Ella Wheeler Wilcox: Just a little every day That's the way

Just a little every day That's the way Children learn to read and write Bit by bit and mite by mite. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Reading To Write Quotes By Don Marquis: If you want to get rich from writing,

If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read by persons who move their lips when they're reading to themselves. — Don Marquis

Reading To Write Quotes By Robert Macfarlane: Before you become a writer you must first

Before you become a writer you must first become a reader. Every hour spent reading is an hour spent learning to write; — Robert Macfarlane

Reading To Write Quotes By Sean Liburd: If there's a book you really want to

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.- Toni Morrison — Sean Liburd

Reading To Write Quotes By Abraham Lincoln: If you want your name to be remembered

If you want your name to be remembered after your death either do something worth writing or write some thing worth reading — Abraham Lincoln

Reading To Write Quotes By Eudora Welty: Indeed, learning to write may be part of

Indeed, learning to write may be part of learning to read. For all I know, writing comes out of a superior devotion to reading. — Eudora Welty

Reading To Write Quotes By Nancy M. Malone: You do what you were made to do.

You do what you were made to do. Some of us were made to read and write. Thanks be to God. — Nancy M. Malone

Reading To Write Quotes By Ruth Rendell: Reading taught me how to write.

Reading taught me how to write. — Ruth Rendell

Reading To Write Quotes By Mario Benedetti: I do not write for the reader to

I do not write for the reader to come, but for him who is here, short of reading the text on my shoulder. — Mario Benedetti

Reading To Write Quotes By Oscar Wilde: I am too fond of reading books to

I am too fond of reading books to care to write them. — Oscar Wilde

Reading To Write Quotes By John Geddes: You fantasize about me reading my poems to

You fantasize about me reading my poems to you - it doesn't work that way - I write down everything later - living is not an after-thought ... — John Geddes

Reading To Write Quotes By Christopher Koch: I was completely devoted to reading and books

I was completely devoted to reading and books from the age of seven. It took until I was 18 to have the confidence to write poetry. — Christopher Koch

Reading To Write Quotes By Jeremy Lin: I speak Mandarin and can read and write

I speak Mandarin and can read and write a little. I took a few classes at Harvard to get better in my reading and writing skills. — Jeremy Lin

Reading To Write Quotes By Ken Spillman: Making reading an enjoyable activity for children is

Making reading an enjoyable activity for children is a challenge. So I ensure that I write in a way that is fun for children to read. — Ken Spillman

Reading To Write Quotes By Lori Lesko: I don't need to write a memoir of

I don't need to write a memoir of my life. All you need to do is read one of my books. I'm there. — Lori Lesko

Reading To Write Quotes By Jerry Della Femina: I came from a poor family in Coney

I came from a poor family in Coney Island. I learned to write by reading the 'Post.' This was my education. — Jerry Della Femina

Reading To Write Quotes By Thornton Wilder: I think I write in order to discover

I think I write in order to discover on my shelf a new book that I would enjoy reading, or to see a new play that would engross me. — Thornton Wilder

Reading To Write Quotes By Stephen King: Reading is the creative center of a writer's

Reading is the creative center of a writer's life. - — Stephen King

Reading To Write Quotes By Nicholson Baker: So I really began as a failed poet

So I really began as a failed poet - although when I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by reading poetry. — Nicholson Baker

Reading To Write Quotes By Ernest Hemingway,: Read anything I write for the pleasure of

Read anything I write for the pleasure of reading it. Whatever else you find will be the measure of what you brought to the reading. — Ernest Hemingway,

Reading To Write Quotes By Daniel Pennac: Time to read is always time stolen. (Like

Time to read is always time stolen. (Like time to write, for that matter, or time to love).
Stolen from what?
From the tyranny of living. — Daniel Pennac

Reading To Write Quotes By Jean De La Bruyere: The same common sense which makes an author

The same common sense which makes an author write good things, makes him dread they are not good enough to deserve reading. — Jean De La Bruyere

Reading To Write Quotes By Christopher Noxon: For me, reading has to be pleasurable. Otherwise,

For me, reading has to be pleasurable. Otherwise, I'm ditching the book and turning on Netflix. There's way too much good TV right now to write dull. — Christopher Noxon

Reading To Write Quotes By Richelle E. Goodrich: I read so I might live a thousand

I read so I might live a thousand lives in a lifetime. I write to control the particulars in those lives. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Reading To Write Quotes By Nicole Krauss: That's what I do. Watch movies and read.

That's what I do. Watch movies and read. Sometimes I even pretend to write, but I'm not fooling anyone. Oh, and I go to the mailbox. — Nicole Krauss

Reading To Write Quotes By Shannon Taylor Hodnett: Lost in a book is a great place

Lost in a book is a great place to be found. — Shannon Taylor Hodnett

Reading To Write Quotes By David Rose: Knowing that others want to read my writing

Knowing that others want to read my writing is the greatest inspiration to write. — David Rose

Reading To Write Quotes By Craig Venter: We are going from reading our genetic code

We are going from reading our genetic code to the ability to write it. That gives us the hypothetical ability to do things never contemplated before. — Craig Venter

Reading To Write Quotes By T.M. Bilderback: I write things that I would like to

I write things that I would like to read myself. — T.M. Bilderback

Reading To Write Quotes By Albert Einstein: The time comes in life when we have

The time comes in life when we have read enough. It's time to stop reading. It's time to lay down the books and write. — Albert Einstein

Reading To Write Quotes By A.D. Posey: The more you read, the more you write,

The more you read, the more you write, and the more you free yourself to do so, the better writer you will become. — A.D. Posey

Reading To Write Quotes By Anna Quindlen: There are only two ways, really, to become

There are only two ways, really, to become a writer. One is to write. The other is to read. — Anna Quindlen

Reading To Write Quotes By Lailah Gifty Akita: We live to read.

We live to read. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Reading To Write Quotes By J.D. Salinger: You think of the book you'd most like

You think of the book you'd most like to be reading, and then you sit down and shamelessly write it. — J.D. Salinger

Reading To Write Quotes By William Shakespeare: To be a well-favoured man is the gift

To be a well-favoured man is the gift of fortune; but to write and read comes by nature. — William Shakespeare

Reading To Write Quotes By Naguib Mahfouz: I was reading a lot of books I

I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. — Naguib Mahfouz

Reading To Write Quotes By Jennifer Egan: Read at the level at which you want

Read at the level at which you want to write. Reading is the nourishment that feeds the kind of writing you want to do. — Jennifer Egan

Reading To Write Quotes By Curtis Sittenfeld: I think I write what's interesting to me,

I think I write what's interesting to me, and so if I'm reading I like to have a very thorough idea of a character in a book that's by someone else. — Curtis Sittenfeld

Reading To Write Quotes By Subhasis Das: Don't write a book that you will like

Don't write a book that you will like to sell
Write a book that you will like to read — Subhasis Das

Reading To Write Quotes By Harley King: I write because I have to write; but

I write because I have to write; but I also write because there's somebody out there, hopefully, who will read it. — Harley King

Reading To Write Quotes By Santosh Kalwar: I will write one book that will change

I will write one book that will change entire humankind if only you have enough guts to read my previous ones. — Santosh Kalwar

Reading To Write Quotes By Stephanie Connolly: Read to escape reality . . . Write

Read to escape reality . . . Write to embrace it. — Stephanie Connolly

Reading To Write Quotes By Lisa Tuttle: I can't remember a time when I didn't

I can't remember a time when I didn't write or make up stories, because it seemed to come with reading. — Lisa Tuttle

Reading To Write Quotes By Robert Byrne: Nobody ever committed suicide while reading a good

Nobody ever committed suicide while reading a good book, but many have while trying to write one. — Robert Byrne

Reading To Write Quotes By Marie Rutkoski: I pretty much always wanted to write a

I pretty much always wanted to write a series, because I love reading them. — Marie Rutkoski

Reading To Write Quotes By Lailah Gifty Akita: Devote yourself to reading, learning and writing.

Devote yourself to reading, learning and writing. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Reading To Write Quotes By Genesis Quihuis: My next option is to only write a

My next option is to only write a list of the books I like, but then again, I don't read a book I don't like so it doesn't solve any of my problems. — Genesis Quihuis

Reading To Write Quotes By Nicholas Trandahl: I just need to sit, think, write and

I just need to sit, think, write and read. — Nicholas Trandahl

Reading To Write Quotes By Alejandro Zambra: To read is to cover one's face. And

To read is to cover one's face. And to write is to show it. — Alejandro Zambra

Reading To Write Quotes By Daniel Pinkwater: I went to college, but I learned to

I went to college, but I learned to write by reading and writing. — Daniel Pinkwater

Reading To Write Quotes By Azar Nafisi: Primo Levi once said, "I write in order

Primo Levi once said, "I write in order to rejoin the community of mankind." Reading is a private act, but it joins us across continents and time. — Azar Nafisi

Reading To Write Quotes By Russell Banks: And out of a desire essentially to imitate

And out of a desire essentially to imitate what I was reading, I began to write, like a clever monkey. — Russell Banks

Reading To Write Quotes By Lailah Gifty Akita: It feels great to read but greater to

It feels great to read but greater to write. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Reading To Write Quotes By Maya Angelou: I want to write so well that a

I want to write so well that a person is 30 or 40 pages in a book of mine ... before she realizes she's reading. — Maya Angelou

Reading To Write Quotes By Robert Frost: All there is to writing is having ideas.

All there is to writing is having ideas. To learn to write is to learn to have ideas. — Robert Frost

Reading To Write Quotes By Amy Bloom: I learned how to write television scripts the

I learned how to write television scripts the same way I have learned to do almost everything else in my entire life, which is by reading. — Amy Bloom

Reading To Write Quotes By Benjamin Disraeli: When I want to read a novel, I

When I want to read a novel, I write one. — Benjamin Disraeli

Reading To Write Quotes By Lailah Gifty Akita: Every child should be taught how to read,

Every child should be taught how to read, write and think. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Reading To Write Quotes By Assegid Habtewold: Don't allow people to define you based on

Don't allow people to define you based on reading the abstract of your story without even reading chapter 1. Continue to write the remaining chapters. — Assegid Habtewold

Reading To Write Quotes By Kerry Greenwood: I have been reading crime books ever since

I have been reading crime books ever since I was a child, but I had never tried to write one. — Kerry Greenwood

Reading To Write Quotes By Robert Louis Stevenson: I kept always two books in my pocket,

I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write in. — Robert Louis Stevenson

Reading To Write Quotes By Aaron Belz: After the first few readings in comedy venues

After the first few readings in comedy venues I did begin to write for laughs. There's something so gratifying about stimulating laughter. — Aaron Belz

Reading To Write Quotes By Jessica E. Larsen: Being blind is the worst possible thing and

Being blind is the worst possible thing and asking me to read and write no more is torture. — Jessica E. Larsen

Reading To Write Quotes By Bobbi Kay: I write to get ideas out of my

I write to get ideas out of my head — Bobbi Kay

Reading To Write Quotes By Ray Bradbury: Don't write for money. Write because you love

Don't write for money. Write because you love to do something. If you write for money, you won't write anything worth reading. — Ray Bradbury

Reading To Write Quotes By Peter Ustinov: Books, I don't know what you see in

Books, I don't know what you see in them. I can understand a person reading them, but I can't for the life of me see why people have to write them. — Peter Ustinov

Reading To Write Quotes By Elise Valmorbida: I try and picture you reading this there

I try and picture you reading this
there is a sense that as I write I try and get nearer to you, connect in my mind with you. — Elise Valmorbida

Reading To Write Quotes By Robert Byrne: No one ever committed suicide while reading a

No one ever committed suicide while reading a good book, but many have tried while trying to write one. — Robert Byrne