The ultimate function of a book, however, is to be read…

The ultimate function of art is to make men do what they want to do, as it is to make them recognize what they…

— Maurice Blondel

“The ultimate function of literature is to appreciate the world, sometimes indignantly, sometimes sorrowfully, but best of all to praise when it is luckily…

— John Dewey

“She thought it was probably a good idea to like being looked at if you were a girl—it was probably key to survival. If…

— Kathryn Davis

“Sometimes Umit thought that the books read them. To him it looked as if the books were holding his parents, and reading them.”

— Raj Doctor

'A People's History of the United States' was actually a very big book for me. I read it in high school, and I felt…

— Greta Gerwig

All books are judged by their covers until they are read.

— Maryrose Wood

I read real books. On paper. You know, those printed books? I feel like this is the last thing I do to support my…

— Gary Shteyngart

Classic book is a book which people praise, but do not read.

— Abhishek Tiwari

There's no reason to burn books if you don't read them.

— Ray Bradbury

My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.

— Abraham Lincoln

You ever buy a book and not read it? You feel almost guilty having it up on a bookshelf. People are like, "Hey, how's…

— Jim Gaffigan

“I always buy another book when I still have ten to read.”

— Bipolarkath

“Anyone who has read a lot can tell you that the best ideas you take from a certain book often have nothing to do…

— Mark Manson

I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. It's…

— Barbara Park

“My ideal relationship with a book is that I will read it for the first time entirely unspoiled. I won’t know anything whatsoever about…

— Jo Walton