Book Quote by W. Somerset Maugham

Building a habit of reading leads to all sorts of reading.

— Gene Luen Yang

Reading is like travel, allowing you to exit your own life for a bit, and to come back with a renewed, even inspired, perspective.

— Laurie Helgoe

Reading is not just an escape. It is access to a better way of life.

— Karin Slaughter

Reading is a gift. It's something you can do almost anytime and anywhere. It can be a tremendous way to learn, relax, and even…

— Richard Carlson

Reading gives you some place to go when you have to stay where you are.

— Mason Cooley

It is curious how tyrannical the habit of reading is, and what shifts we make to escape thinking. There is no bore we dread…

— James Russell Lowell

“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 allows us to learn, see, do things that we could never have done with our own knowledge.

— Eric Thomas

“The point of reading is not reading but living. Reading helps you live with greater appreciation, keener insight and heightened emotional awareness.”

— Steve Leveen

Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another.

— Anonymous

“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

“The attraction of reading is that it allows you to live, for a few hours, as someone else—grants you access to their head, their…

— Alessandra Torre