Around the world Quote by Donalyn Miller

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 a sage way to bump up against life. Reading may be an escape, but it is not an escape from my own…

— Gladys Hunt

“Learning to read gave us a true oasis, salvation, in the same way that coming to know Jesus or the Buddha might eventually get…

— Anne Lamott

Reading is one of the true pleasures of life. In our age of mass culture, when so much that we encounter is abridged,adapted, adulterated,…

— Thomas S. Monson

Reading has always been a major part of my life. It has broadened my world and taken me to places I would otherwise have…

— Phyllis A. Whitney

Reading allows us to learn, see, do things that we could never have done with our own knowledge.

— Eric Thomas

Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Reading gives you some place to go when you have to stay where you are.

— Mason Cooley

Reading takes me to a different place than my everyday life. I usually get fully involved in what I'm reading about, so it's a…

— Rey Mysterio

Reading opens your mind and helps you understand and empathize with people who are unlike you and outside your breadth of experience.

— George Pelecanos

Books have the power to be the light we are seeking at crucial moments in our lives. Reading helps us realize we are not…

— Gioconda Belli

Reading is a gift. It's something you can do almost anytime and anywhere. It can be a tremendous way to learn, relax, and even…

— Richard Carlson