Candle Quote by Anna Quindlen

“Reading is not simply an intellectual pursuit but an emotional and spiritual one. It lights the candle in the hurricane lamp of self; that's…

— Anna Quindlen

Reading is at the threshold of the spiritual life; it can introduce us to it. It does not constitute it ... There are certain…

— Marcel Proust

“The point of reading is not reading but living. Reading helps you live with greater appreciation, keener insight and heightened emotional awareness.”

— Steve Leveen

The point of reading is to inhabit a consciousness that doesn't belong to the reader, immersing yourself in a life that's wholly realized. And…

— Joshua Mohr

Reading is like travel, allowing you to exit your own life for a bit, and to come back with a renewed, even inspired, perspective.

— Laurie Helgoe

“Reading is action. Even though it is often done quietly and alone, reading is a profoundly social activity, and a vigorous and demanding one.…

— J. Paul Hunter

“Reading is a dialog with oneself; it is self-reflection, which cultivates profound humanity. Reading is therefore essential to our development. It expands and enriches…

— Daisaku Ikeda

Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the…

— William Penn

Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self.

— Tom Bissell

Reading is an act of civilization; it's one of the greatest acts of civilization because it takes the free raw material of the mind…

— Ben Okri

Reading is at the threshold of spiritual life; it can introduce us to it; it does not constitute it. There are, however, certain cases,…

— Marcel Proust

Reading is actually plunging into one's own identity and, one hopes, emerging stronger than before. You see, unconsciously, we are seeking to find an…

— Amalia Kahana-Carmon