The secret of reaching men is to know the secret of reaching God.

The great tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer but unoffered prayer.

If God had granted all the silly prayers I’ve made in my life, where would I be now?

God always answers us in the deeps, never in the shallows of our soul.

What is the life of a Christian but a life of prayer?

The best Christian is he that is the greatest monopolizer of time for private prayer.

Prayer is the most important thing you can do as a father.

Prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.

Prayer exercises your willpower and gives God authority to work in your life.

We need more Christians for whom prayer is the first resort, not the last.

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or a duty. It should be offered as a gift.

Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere.

You're never too old, too wacky, too wild to pick up a book and read to a child.

Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today.

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

I’m old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised.

Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.

It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.