If I could have one super power, it would be the ability…

“the true test of awesome power is the ability not to use it,”

— Jack L. Chalker

“Nothing will have a greater impact on a child's life than his or her ability to read.”

— M. A. Bookout -- Marky Allen

When I have an argument with someone, even with someone I am not very close with, I can't sleep at night thinking about it.…

— Hans Rosling

“I have often reflected upon the new vistas that reading opened to me. I knew right there, in prison, that reading had changed forever…

— Malcolm X

There are no genes or areas in the brain devoted uniquely to reading. Rather, our ability to read represents our brain's protean capacity to…

— Maryanne Wolf

“I have an-odd ability-to read very quickly.” “Oh,” Elizabeth replied, “how lucky you are. I never heard of a talent like that.” A lazy…

— Judith McNaught

I believe in any kid's ability to read any book and form their own judgements. It's the job of a parent to guide his/her…

— Sherman Alexie

The basis of everything, of all knowledge, is the ability to read.

— Mitch Albom

The ability to read becomes devalued when what one has learned to read adds nothing of importance to one's life.

— Bruno Bettelheim

If I point to anything that makes me who I am, it's that I have a whole lot of common sense. I've got a…

— Michelle Obama

No skill shapes a child's future success in school or in life more than the ability to read.

— Bob Riley

“The ability to read, society tells us, contributes to success in education, employment, and citizenship. Reading is a democratic craft. Writing, in contrast, is…

— Roy Peter Clark

“First, you don't have to be smart to read books. Lots of idiots read books. Trust me, the ability to read does not necessarily…

— Marie Sexton

Pisces have the natural ability to read others' minds. It's their intuitive way.

— Anonymous

The most basic definition of fluency is simply the ability to read text accurately and quickly.

— Maryanne Wolf