Books Quote by Donalyn Miller

Our children shouldn't have to wait for adulthood to become wild readers. For many, it will be too late.

— Donalyn Miller

“There are so many things to know and learn. She reads...and finds comfort in the fact that she will never run out of books.”

— Janice Y.K. Lee

“Reading has become schoolwork, not an activity in which students willingly engage outside of school.”

— Donalyn Miller

“She has read not just for distraction, sustenance, to pass the time, but she has read in a state of primal innocence, reading for…

— How It All Began Penelope Lively

“Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live.”

— Gustave Flaubert

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

— M. A. Bookout -- Marky Allen

“They like to read; for them there’s nothing more exciting than ideas. And some of this has to do with how they spent their…

— Susan Cain

“I want the kids to enjoy reading not only today but for the rest of their lives.”

— Ron Clark

“Simply read a child’s story that he or she is writing for school, and you will discover some of the inner struggles with which…

— John S. Savage

“I'm certain indeed, I think there's no doubt of it - that reading does young people much harm. It puts things into their heads…

— Miss Grizzy

“Reading helps her escape. It lets her escape to an imaginary world where she can live another life. Where she can forget about her…

— Madeleine Beckett

“Her father had never bothered with books, but when his daughter sat reading the newspaper at the age of five he wasn’t so stupid…

— Fredrik Backman