Book Quote by Guy Davenport

We wont develop until we accept that reading is a vital necessity.

— Naguib Mahfouz

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

“I believe we have an obligation to read for pleasure, in private and in public places. If we read for pleasure, if others see…

— Neil Gaiman

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

“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

If all our children learn to do is read, they will not be literate.

— David Warlick

I think reading is part of the birthright of the human being

— LeVar Burton

“The act of reading is a skill that can be cultivated.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Reading is how we learn to attach ourselves to ourselves, and to others, and to the world: reading inhabits us with the tendrils of…

— Rick Gekoski

On some level, I think we want our reading self to represent our best self.

— Gabrielle Zevin

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

We become the books we read.

— Matthew Kelly