Ruth Rendell Quotes

Indeed, learning to write may be part of learning to read. For all I know, writing comes out of a superior devotion to reading.

Read as much as you can, and then sit down and write.

Reading is a huge part of life.

Writing is the litmus paper of thoughtthe very center of schooling.

I think technique can be taught but I think the only way to learn to write is to read, and I see writing and reading as completely related. One almost couldn't exist without the other.

I think the cardinal rule of learning to write is learning to read first. I learned to write by learning to read.

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.

The ability to write and read books is one of the things that transformed us as a species.

I think reading is important for a variety of things. I mean, first of all, it's a way to get information and find out what's going on in the world. But also, it helps your imagination.

If I don't have words, it's a sign I'm not reading enough.

The biggest impact my father had on my life was teaching the importance of literacy.

A reading man and woman is a ready man and woman, but a writing man and woman is exact.

Read everything! I believe that reading made me a writer.

Anyone who doesn't read doesn't have any business writing.

Reading is a bridge to thought.

Read a lot. Write a lot. Have fun.

You can't write if you don't read.

The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary.

If you can't read, the only thing you can do is enjoy the pictures, not the whole story. Reading is the key to knowledge. Knowledge is the key to understanding. So read on, young man! Read on, young lady!

Words are both my vocation and my avocation - reading, writing, editing, teaching.

If you haven't read you don't have the voice. The lack of voice eliminates experience.

Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.

I can give advice to anyone interested in writing in one word: Read! I think it's much more important to be a reader than to be a writer!

I spend a lot of time writing. I get inspiration from texts rather than images.

If you can talk, you can write.