Reading - Quotes
There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.
You see, one of the best things about reading is that you`ll always have something to think about when you`re not reading.
If you`re not reading - with your heart as well as your brain - you will be one stupid grown-up. Even worse, you`ll be missing out on one of the best experiences you can possibly have. Nowhere will you meet more interesting people than in books. I`ve met a lot of people, I`ve read a lot of books, and that`s the absolute truth.
A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them.
It is always the case, with mathematics, that a little direct experience of thinking over things on your own can provide a much deeper understanding than merely reading about them.
It`s incredible, isn`t it, the difference between reading about something, seeing it in the pictures, and experiencing it?
To teach a child an instrument without first giving him preparatory training and without developing singing, reading and dictating to the highest level along with the playing is to build upon sand.
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.