Why We Read8 CommentsI love to lose myself in other men’s minds. Books think for me. — Charles LambShare this:TwitterFacebookPinterestEmail
David J. West saysJune 4, 2010 at 5:37 pmGreat quote and I have been meaning to read some Lamb lately too.Reply
Veronica Barton-Dean saysJune 4, 2010 at 5:43 pmNot only is that the reason I read, but write as well!Reply
Cynthia Reese saysJune 4, 2010 at 6:00 pmNails it! Which is why we need to be choosy about what we read!Reply
Tere Kirkland saysJune 4, 2010 at 7:03 pm“I love to lose myself” is pretty accurate regarding why I read. And why I started writing, too.Hope the relocation’s going well!Reply
Caroline Starr Rose saysJune 4, 2010 at 7:21 pmThanks, Tere. Still here in Houma, though ready to boogie.Reply
Adventures in Children's Publishing saysJune 4, 2010 at 11:03 pmThis truly gets to the heart of why reading is so great. To be a writer is to want to inspire in the way that we’ve all been inspired by so many excellent books. Thanks for the quote!MarissaReply
Jemi Fraser saysJune 5, 2010 at 12:59 amThat’s a neat twist – I love getting lost in others’ minds too 🙂Reply
Nice quote and so true!
Great quote and I have been meaning to read some Lamb lately too.
Not only is that the reason I read, but write as well!
Nails it! Which is why we need to be choosy about what we read!
“I love to lose myself” is pretty accurate regarding why I read. And why I started writing, too.
Hope the relocation’s going well!
Thanks, Tere. Still here in Houma, though ready to boogie.
This truly gets to the heart of why reading is so great. To be a writer is to want to inspire in the way that we’ve all been inspired by so many excellent books. Thanks for the quote!
Marissa
That’s a neat twist – I love getting lost in others’ minds too 🙂