Contrary to what some folks would have us believe, it is not tragic, even if undesirable, for a person to leave a liberal arts education not having r….

I got tired of reading that everybody was either coming out of the closet or they were abused or had some kind of substance problem..

The waitress comes over to me like, 'What'chu readin' for?' I had never been asked that. Not 'What am I reading?' but 'What am I reading for?' Goddam….

[Students for a Democratic Society] was on many campuses and it was a powerful organization. It was founded by Tom Hayden, who passed away very recen….

The new illiteracy is about more than not knowing how to read the book or the word; it is about not knowing how to read the world..

Catholicism is the big house of Christianity. It's got many, many rooms in it. And I've always been attracted to the rooms which are to do with praye….

I love doing readings. I could really give a crap about reviews. It's kind of about the readers..

I always feel like my book is a success when I see a child reading it, and they have their pointer finger out, and they kind of keep their place as t….

Reading and writing are in themselves subversive acts..

A book might be written on the injustice of the just..

I was studying international business and instead of doing what I should have been doing which was studying for exams and figuring out what type of b….

People are curious. A few people are. ... They will put things together, knowing all along that they may be mistaken. You see them going around with ….

My test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter..

Plate glass... has no beauty of its own. Ideally, you ought not to be able to see it at all, but through it you can see all that is happening outside….

When I was about 7 years old, I had been labeled dyslexic. I'd try to concentrate on what I was reading, then I'd get to the end of the page and have….

I think enjoying each other in a creative way is usually a result of when you're doing something that might be problematic - might be a little diffic….

I merely say that all reading for pleasure is escape, whether it be Greek, mathematics, astronomy, Benedetto Croce, or The Diary of the Forgotten Man….

Reading makes me feel I've accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. ... Reading is bliss..

The character that lasts is an ordinary guy with some extraordinary qualities..

All I know for certain is that reading is of the most intense importance to me; if I were not able to read, to revisit old favorites and experiment w….

I don't have the insight with the Longhorns that I do with the two teams that I own, but as a fan and reading the sports pages, I'm bullish about the….