Alan Bennett is a British author who wrote "The Uncommon Reader". The book is a satirical novella that imagines Queen Elizabeth II becoming an avid reader and exploring the world of literature. Bennett is known for his wit and humor in exploring the complexities of British society.
Books did not care who was reading them or whether one read them or not. All readers were equal, herself included.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader
You don’t put your life into your books, you find it there.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader
A book is a device to ignite the imagination.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader
The appeal of reading, she thought, lay in its indifference.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader
Authors, she soon decided, were probably best met within the pages of their novels.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader
Reading can be … an introduction to what is possible in life.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader
She’d never read a book before that had been talked back to.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader
Literature is a commonwealth; letters a republic.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader
To read is to withdraw. To make oneself unavailable.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader
Pass the time? Books are not about passing the time. They’re about other lives. Other worlds.
Alan Bennett – The Uncommon Reader