“[Reading is like] the sex act—done privately, and often in bed.”
Daniel J. Boorstin
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
![Daniel J. Boorstin - “[Reading is like] the sex act—done...” 1](https://img.thequotesearch.com/img.thequotesearch.com/article-images/daniel-j-boorstin-reading-is-like-the-sex-actdone-0.jpg)
Similar quotes
“…the consequences of sex are often more memorable than the act itself.”
John Irving
“Writing about sex is not as personally revealing as one might think, because like anything else you write about, the words are not the deed. I have not done those words, I have done and felt private things for which words such as "sex" and "lust" are only poor apologies.”
Doreen Baingana
“The truth is that I hate to think about other people reading my books," Miranda said. "It's like watching someone go through the box of private stuff that I keep under my bed.”
Madeleine L'Engle
A Wrinkle in Time
“A book is as private and consensual as sex.”
Chuck Palahniuk
Haunted
“Do you want to die old and craven in your bed?- How else? Though not till I'm done reading.”
George R.R. Martin
A Feast for Crows