We didn't have a television, so I grew up with books. This isn't to suggest I'm an intellectual, but I do read a lot because part of acting is an exploration of literature.
I was born in 1991, and 'Harry Potter' came out in '97, so, you know, I was really obsessed. I used to read them in one night.
'The Bone Season' is violent. There's sex. My little brother keeps asking to read it, and he's 9, so I'm like, 'No, it's not happening.'
When you read and understand a poem, comprehending its rich and formal meanings, then you master chaos a little.
Sometimes, when I couldn’t afford to pay the utility bill at the end of the month, I was forced to read by the light of the stories themselves.
Pause while reading a book only in case of two things: 1. To kiss 2. To sip coffee Too bad both are a luxury.
I'm accustomed to reading Georgian and Victorian letters and sometimes you simply know in your gut that a blithe sentence is covering up a deeper emotion.
On a single day, I read articles where I was described as being alternately 'lanky,' 'pudgy,' 'doughy,' 'balding,' 'utterly forgettable,' and 'constantly irritating.'
Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
If you think a child is going to be your accessory... it's not like a micro pig. It's not about putting them in front of the television. You need to read to them at night.
If you are feeling low, or trampled, unappreciated, or forgotten...and you are reading this, realize it is an illusion...the hope is real...you are valued...and what lies ahead...is brilliance.
Strange, i thought i knew you well, thought i had read the sky, thought i had seen a change in your eyes.
My wife says that my tombstone will read, 'Here lies Mr.C, who used to be Mr.B.' So I think that's probably what I'll be remembered for.
Stop, Read, and Listen. It may not help you cross the street but it sure will help you go down the right path.
'Gone With The Wind' is one of the all-time greats. Read Margaret Mitchell's book and watch the film again; it's a soap opera in all its glory. It is superb and memorable.
There are a couple of carp fishing books I've been reading. I'm very interested in that line of books, because I think they write very well, carp anglers, about the general environment.
Govern thy life and thy thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one, and read the other.
Algebra looked like Chinese characters to me, and I could never get into reading Shakespeare. I just did not get it.
I am 82 years old. I imagine that I will keep on writing as long as anyone wants to keep reading.
It is important that you never place limitations on learning, personal growth, traveling, reading and making a positive difference in your life and others.
At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done.
