《太平广记·卷五十一·神仙五十一》
侯道华平常又喜好子、史诸书，手不释卷，看过一遍一定诵之于口。
又常好子史，手不释卷，一览必诵之于口。
Hou Daohua also liked to read books about philosophy, history, etc. He would not put down a book once he started reading it, and would recite it after reading it once.