People choose to read, and it takes effort. It's not one of those hobbies that asks nothing of the person who is doing it. It's more than a hobby.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
As a reader, I have a very short attention span and a low tolerance for boredom, and I find that comes in handy with my writing. If I get bored writing something, I pity the people who will then try to read it.
I'm still not a great reader, but my wife is and my daughters are, and I envy them. I think I got into a bad habit of trying to do something all the time, instead of trying to sit down and take my time a little bit.
There is always a temptation to take things for granted, to get lazy, and to presume that the reader knows more than they do.
Reading is as much a part of life as any part, and it's life itself. And it allows us to live other lives that we might not have lived if we hadn't picked up those books.
Reading is a huge effort for many people, a bore for others, and, believe it or not, many people prefer watching TV.
I read for interest and enjoyment, and when I cease to enjoy it I stop.
You quickly find, when you are a hand-reader as I am, that nothing interests people so much as themselves.
Reading is an active, imaginative act; it takes work.
Reading is an act of civilization; it's one of the greatest acts of civilization because it takes the free raw material of the mind and builds castles of possibilities.
Reading is a free practice. I think the readers are free to begin by the books where they want to. They don't have to be led in their reading.