We read to know we are not alone.

Putting down a good book can almost be an impossible act to do.

Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while.

Some books leave us free and some books make us free.

That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.

Drink deeply from good books.

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.

Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.

Don’t get into a relationship with someone who doesn’t own any books.

The most technologically efficient machine that man has ever invented is the book.

A good would take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit.

Books are a uniquely portable magic.

We tell ourselves stories in order to live.

A good book has no ending.

Wear the old coat and buy the new book.

If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.

Every book is a new adventure.

Think before you speak. Read before you think.