Book Quote by Maya Angelou

When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature.

— Maya Angelou

Reading has made such a profound difference to my life. I'm sure I became a writer because of the power of literature in my…

— Katherine Paterson

Reading was such an enrichment of my life. And it was that pleasure that I had as a very young reader probably that is…

— Mario Vargas Llosa

Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative…

— Zig Ziglar

I loved reading when I was young. I was just completely taken by stories. And I remember taking that into English literature at school…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

“Reading literature is a way of reaching back to something bigger and older and different. It can give you the feeling that you belong…

— Wendy Lesser

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 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

Reading has always brought me pure joy. I read to encounter new worlds and new ways of looking at the world. I read to…

— Nancy Pearl

In my youth, I found that I was quite often inspired and pushed forward by what I read.

— Peter Davison

Reading literature is a way of reaching back to something bigger and older and different,

— Wendy Lesser

I had literary interests my whole life. I decided at the age of five I was going to be a writer. So I had…

— Tom Robbins