Family Quote by Keith Gessen

Reading was a huge part of my life as a child - we were a family of storytellers.

— Sue Monk Kidd

My mother taught me how to read very early on and at school I was ahead of everyone in class... Reading was always something…

— Henry Rollins

My mother brought us to the library every week, and I read a lot. That's what kept me company. I went from school to…

— Julianne Moore

Reading was my escape growing up in Ohio. Both of my parents lost their jobs when I was a teen, and it was hard.…

— Anna Todd

I have always loved books, and as a mother, I wanted to share my passion for reading with my children.

— Aerin Lauder

My parents were teachers and they went out of their way to see to it that I had books. We grew up in a…

— Alex Haley

I am so fortunate to have a mom who shared with me her love for books and helped me, from my earliest memories, take…

— Robin Lopez

I grew up as an only child and my mother was also an only child, so we were both very passionate about reading. I…

— Kate Beckinsale

I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not literary; we did not have any books in the…

— Amy Tan

My mother was a huge, huge reader. I think I picked up very early how precious it was to write things in books and…

— Judith Viorst

My mother was largely a housewife until she and my father were divorced. No one in the family read for pleasure - it was…

— Andrea Barrett

I was a late bloomer when it came to reading. My parents didn't really read. Neither one of my parents went to college. I…

— Michelle Zauner