But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one that I read - is transparency. I want the story to shine through. I don't want... →
Anne Tyler
I would advise any beginning writer to write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them - without a thought about publication - and only... →
When I read, I'm purely a reader.
When I'm working on something, I proceed as if no one else will ever read it.
I have a really great relationship with God. I pray. I read the Bible.
Hunter Tylo
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap - people shouldn't read that stuff.
Mike Tyson
It's good to know how to read, but it's dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you're reading.
Mr. Arthur Ashe, he was good. I read some of his books. He knew about everything, but he was real quiet and didn't talk much. I never met him.
Somehow it's O.K. for people to chuckle about not being good at math. Yet if I said, 'I never learned to read,' they'd say I was an... →
Neil deGrasse Tyson
The chances that your tombstone will read 'Killed by Asteroid' are about the same as they'd be for 'Killed in Airplane Crash.'