“If you cannot read all your books…fondle them—peer into them, let them fall open where they will, read from the first sentence that arrests the eye, set them back on the shelves with your own hands, arrange them on your own plan so that you at least know where they are. Let them be your friends; let them, at any… Read more

“Give me a man or woman who has read a thousand books and you give me an interesting companion. Give me a man or woman who has read perhaps three and you give me a very dangerous enemy indeed.” – Anne Rice, American author Read more

“If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.” – J. K. Rowling Read more

Finally, someone who shares my opinion of Jane Austen! “I haven’t any right to criticize books, and I don’t do it except when I hate them. I often want to criticize Jane Austen, but her books madden me so that I can’t conceal my frenzy from the reader; and therefore I have to stop every time I begin. Every time… Read more

“Anyway—because we are readers, we don’t have to wait for some communications executive to decide what we should think about next—and how we should think about it. We can fill our heads with anything from aardvarks to zucchinis—at any time of night or day.” – Kurt Vonnegut, American author Read more

So true! This is why I love to see teachers encouraging kids to read lots of different types of books, not just school classics. “If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.” – J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels Read more

I love this quote – I always think that the real motivation behind burning books is hiding the evidence. “Don’t join the book burners. Don’t think you’re going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don’t be afraid to go in your library and read every book…” – Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States Read more

I have this urge all the time, especially on chilly, rainy days like today. “Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed all day and read.” – Raymond Carver, American short story writer Read more

Okay, this is longer than my usual quotes, but I think it’s important. I’ve read a lot of discussions about girls toys v. boys toys, why there aren’t any cool videogames for girls, why for the love of all that is holy does everything have to be pink? Thought-provoking stuff:   “The problem that needs to be fixed is not kick… Read more

I had to give this one some thought. I don’t really agree, but I see the point that he is trying to make. Reading is certainly using your brain, and reading about other people and their achievements can be inspiring, but at some point, you have to get up and do something! “Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind… Read more