“Frederick Douglass taught that literacy is the path from slavery to freedom. There are many kinds of slavery and many kinds of freedom, but reading is still the path.” ? Carl Sagan Read more

A fellow booklover in the bookstore… “In the shop window you have promptly identified the cover with the title you were looking for. Following this visual trail, you have forced your way through the shop past the thick barricade of Books You Haven’t Read, which are frowning at you from the tables and shelves, trying to cow you…And thus you… Read more

Okay, so this isn’t really about reading, but I love Clive Barker… “Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we’re opened, we’re red.” ? Clive Barker Read more

I think this is appropriate for an election year: “Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.” ? Gore Vidal Read more