Annie Proulx Quotes

Reading taught me how to write.

You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.

By reading so much, my vocabulary automatically improved along with my comprehension.

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.

Learn as much by writing as by reading.

When I was little, I thought everyone in the world liked to read because it was so fun. But then I realised that was not exactly true. I want other kids to read and write more all over the world, because it helps them to understand things better.

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

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.

You learn to write by reading, and my experiences and tastes as a reader are pretty wide.

Reading is a huge part of life.

I've loved reading all my life.

If fathers wish to educate their daughters beyond what is customary, for want of trained older women and on account of the extreme negligence which has become women's sad lit, since well-educated older women are unavailable, they are obliged to bring in men teachers to give instruction in reading, writing, and arithmetic, playing musical instruments, and other skills…. As a result of this, many fathers prefer leaving their daughters in a barbaric, uncivilized state to exposing them to an evident danger such as familiarity with men breeds. All of which would be eliminated if there were older women of learning

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

My goal is to be surrounded by books.

I think literacy is everything.

Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read...if you don't read, you will never be a filmmaker.

My grandmother was an English teacher for a while. And she stressed to me the importance of reading, being able to articulate well.

Literacy is the door to knowledge, essential to individual self-esteem and empowerment. Books, in all forms, play an essential role here.

no subject of study is more important than reading…all other intellectual powers depend on it.

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

Who often reads, will sometimes wish to write.

A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.

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

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 with names new to me, I would be starved - probably too starved to go on writing myself.

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