Books Quote by Fredrik Backman

“She went on to say that these books were dangerous, and should be banned or at least restricted, but what is a kid going…

— Ivan D'Amico

“There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.”

— Frank Serafini

“She lay on the bed to read a novel; she wanted to forget that bitter conversation and be carried along by the plot, but…

— Alejandro Zambra

“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

“Without any reading time in class, too much homework, and little choice provided in reading material or writing topics, Sarah keeps her reading life…

— Donalyn Miller

“Never worry about a book corrupting a child. Worry if your children are not getting ideas from books.”

— Richard Peck

“My interest in books started as a child. I had a voracious appetite for reading. It’s my mom’s fault really, because she read to…

— Catherine Cruzan

“She thought it must be a lonely life for a boy who hated books.”

— Hilda Van Stockum

“Mom is a compulsive reader. She reads for pleasure, she reads to edify herself, but more often than not, she reads because she can't…

— Michael Perry

“A woman at one of mother's parties once said to me, "Do you like reading?" which smote us all to silence, for how could…

— Rachel Ferguson

“It always puzzled him, when he was a child, that a woman who wrote books for a living should be so bad at telling…

— J.M. Coetzee

“I should have never taught you girls to read! I suspect you have been reading the Bible behind my back-that is enough to fill…

— Anne Fortier