What is a book for if not to be read?

'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

“The ultimate function of a book, however, is to be read, not to be looked or picked at.”

— Danis Rose and John O'Hanlon. Afterword to The Restored Finnegans Wake

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

— Maryrose Wood

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

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

I don't necessarily want to talk about a book that I read. Even when I love it.

— Judy Blume

This book is to be read in bed.

— Dr. Seuss

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

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

— Bipolarkath

“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

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

“To you, it's a book to read - a nicely printed stack of paper with a beautiful cover. To me, it's a living, breathing…

— Jason P. Stadtlander