A book brings its own history to the reader.

“Changing Future History One Reader at a Time!”

— Henri Rast fromer Chief Editor at Voyager Press

“I would say that my ideal of writing history is to give the reader vicarious experience. You’re born in one particular century at a…

— Anonymous

Sometimes a book is better than it ever had a right to be because of the history the reader brings to the reading and…

— Chris Crutcher

Most readers, then and now, have at some time experienced the humiliation of being told that their occupation is reprehensible.

— Alberto Manguel

Something about the possession of a book - an object that can contain infinite fables, words of wisdom, chronicles of times gone by, humorous…

— Alberto Manguel

Libraries, whether my own or shared with a greater reading public, have always seemed to me pleasantly mad places, and for as long as…

— Alberto Manguel

The book it reminded me of most is Henry Miller’s The Books in My Life. Like Miller, Shields manages to convey his affection for…

— Andre Alexis

If we weigh the significance of a book by the effect it has on its readers, then the great children's books suddenly turn up…

— Laura Miller

Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself.

— Angela Carter

We expect a great man to be a good reader.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I thought if I was open and honest, it would help the reader to get open and honest, and they also would realize sometimes…

— John C. Maxwell

Nearly all the writing of our time is likely to disappear in a hundred years. Certainly most readers - and nearly all critics -…

— Michael Dirda

I don't care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book.

— Anonymous

When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls.

— John Berger

Love of books is the best of all.

— Jackie Kennedy