Reading Quotes

A friend once told me that the real message Bram Stoker sought to convey in 'Dracula' is that a human being needs to live hundreds and hundreds of years to get all his reading done; that Count Dracula, basically nothing more than a misunderstood bookworm, was draining blood from the necks of 10,000 hapless virgins not because he was the apotheosis of pure evil but because it was the only way he could live long enough to polish off his extensive reading list. But I have no way of knowing if this is true, as I have not yet found time to read 'Dracula.

~ Joe Queenan

...ending a book with a sequel in such a way that the reader still has faith in the characters and in the writer. That's finesse.

~ Shandy L. Kurth

Editors can be stupid at times. They just ignore that author’s intention. I always try to read unabridged editions, so much is lost with cut versions of classic literature, even movies don’t make sense when they are edited too much. I love the longueurs of a book even if they seem pointless because you can get a peek into the author’s mind, a glimpse of their creative soul. I mean, how would people like it if editors came along and said to an artist, ‘Whoops, you left just a tad too much space around that lily pad there, lets crop that a bit, shall we?’. Monet would be ripping his hair out.

~ E.a. Bucchianeri

I've learned to let my characters speak and act the way they want to! I've tried to interfere but they just get angry at me and throw big rocks.

~ Shandy L. Kurth

I read and write for character. If I like and can relate to the characters in a story I can enjoy any kind of story. I also want something with a definitive plot—you know, beginning, middle and end--that has forward motion. I don’t like series books that leave you hanging after you’ve finished a book and in my own fiction I try to make sure that there’s always an entry point for those who are new to the book as well as long-time readers.

~ Charles De Lint

Hikayatin mo lahat ng kakilala mo na magkaroon ng kahit isa man lang paboritong libro sa buhay nila. Dahil wala nang mas kawawa pa sa mga taong literado pero hindi nagbabasa.

~ Bob Ong

Men love women who are courageous for it means they can go all the way with him in his pursuit of his good dreams and intentions.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

An average man is egoistic, proud and has strong self esteem. They always require partners who massage their ego not those who will drag their ego to the mud.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Bill Gates (and his successor at Microsoft, Ray Ozzie) are famous for taking annual reading vacations. During the year they deliberately cultivate a stack of reading material—much of it unrelated to their day-to-day focus at Microsoft—and then they take off for a week or two and do a deep dive into the words they’ve stockpiled. By compressing their intake into a matter of days, they give new ideas additional opportunities to network among themselves, for the simple reason that it’s easier to remember something that you read yesterday than it is to remember something you read six months ago.

~ Steven Johnson

[B]riefing is not reading. In fact it is the antithesis of reading. Briefing is terse, factual and to the point. Reading is untidy, discursive and perpetually inviting. Briefing closes down a subject, reading opens it up.

~ Alan Bennett

A confident woman wears a smile and has this air of comfortability and pleasantness about her.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Patience is a virtue not a vice.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

An intelligent woman is a goldmine! She has the ability to learn, reason and understand things better and faster than her contemporaries. She is competent, alert and can reason out stuffs easily.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Reading is like travel, allowing you to exit your own life for a bit, and to come back with a renewed, even inspired, perspective.

~ Laurie A. Helgoe

When a man finds this kind of woman, he will go all out for her knowing that she will not be a letdown.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Be a King. Dare to be Different, dare to manifest your greatness.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Don't die without fulfilling your purpose.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

God is never tired of bringing the sun out every morning, taking it in the evenings and bringing out the moon.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Dare to be different. Represent your maker well and you will forever abide in the beautiful embrace of his loving arms.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Your words are powerful so what you say goes a long way to either establish or destroy you; this is why you should say things that God has said concerning you, not things that situations or circumstances say.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

It may be escapist, but if I have a choice between watching the news or reading a book which gets me to see the world through different eyes, I will always choose the latter!

~ Christina Westover

Don't call yourself discouraged anymoreit's no longer your name.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Don't let any situation intimidate you anymore, don't accept defeat anymore.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Weigh whatever you are about to say; what will it do to your hearer - encouragement, edification, disappointment or fear? What will it do to your life - glorify, edify, beautify or weigh you down? Speak well and things will go well.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Dominate in your domain You can do it.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Don't say negative things about your spouse and children.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

You recreate your world to your taste with God's Word in your mouth.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

You are not permitted to suffer what others suffer, you are not permitted to fail or die young.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Create your world with God's Word in your mouth just say it and it will be accomplished!

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Your mouth is not given to you for feeding alone it is given to you to programme events and circumstance around you.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Worship is the marriage of two Spirits - the Spirit of God and the Spirit of man.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

The presence of the Lord destroys a life of struggle. You will struggle until you encounter His presence.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Your status has changed. Your Name is changed! You are a new creation.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Let your words glorify God and edify your hearers and then beautify your life.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

You are not permitted to live and die as a non-entity because you have encountered the greatness that is associated with Christ.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

The choice is yours. Don't let your pronouncements destroy your destiny rather let them build your future up!

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

Words are directed to your personalities namely; - God, your hearers, devil and yourself.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

When we are connected to the source, we will not be afraid of any task set before us.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

You may not attain the highest height with one leap but my dear you will reach your destination.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu

God rewards every act of obedience to His Will.

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu