"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read; One does not love breathing."

"There is no friend as loyal as a book."

"You can make anything by writing."

"Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary."

"Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are."

"A word after a word after a word is power."

"Books are a uniquely portable magic."

"I kept always two books in my pocket; one to read, one to write in."

"A good book is an event in my life."

"A room without books is like a body without a soul."

"You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture; Just get people to stop reading them."

"The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself."

"A book is a dream that you hold in your hand."

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."

"The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read."

"So many books; so little time."

"There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature."

"Books are mirrors; You only see in them what you already have inside you."

"Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted."

"The best books... are those that tell you what you know already."

"Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; It is thinking that makes what we read ours."

"Some books leave us free and some books make us free."

"A house without books is like a room without windows."

"Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks."

"Books are the training weights of the mind."

"There is creative reading as well as creative writing."

"The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading; A man will turn over half a library to make one book."

"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."

"Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you."

"To survive, you must tell stories."

"You learn to write better by reading; You learn to read better by writing."

"A writer only begins a book; A reader finishes it."

"You cannot open a book without learning something."

"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 and builds castles of possibilities."

"The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries."

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; They are the most accessible and wisest of counselors."

"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."

"We read to know we are not alone."

"There are worse crimes than burning books; One of them is not reading them."

"The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it."

"Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere."

"Books break the shackles of time; Proof that humans can work magic."

"Writing is thinking on paper."

"Writing is its own reward."

"Easy reading is damn hard writing."

"Write what should not be forgotten."

"To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting."

"I write for the joy of writing. It is my way of expressing myself."

"Books are not about passing time. They're about understanding our world."

"Writing is a form of prayer."

"A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return."

"Literature is the immortality of speech."

"The only end of writing is to enable the readers better to enjoy life or better to endure it."

"A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer."

"Reading is a means of thinking with another person's mind; it forces you to stretch your own."

"Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river."

"Reading is everything. Reading makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something, learned something, become a better person."

"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me."

"A good reader is a good learner."

"The world was hers for the reading."

"A writer is a world trapped in a person."

"A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author."

"When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue; you sell him a whole new life."

"Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations."

"A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us."

"Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia."

"The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business."

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies; The man who never reads lives only one."

"If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write; Simple as that."

"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read; One does not love breathing."

"There is no friend as loyal as a book."

"You can make anything by writing."

"Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary."

"Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are."

"A word after a word after a word is power."

"Books are a uniquely portable magic."

"I kept always two books in my pocket; one to read, one to write in."

"A good book is an event in my life."

"A room without books is like a body without a soul."

"You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture; Just get people to stop reading them."

"The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself."

"A book is a dream that you hold in your hand."

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."

"The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read."

"So many books; so little time."

"There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature."

"Books are mirrors; You only see in them what you already have inside you."

"Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted."

"The best books... are those that tell you what you know already."

"Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; It is thinking that makes what we read ours."

"Some books leave us free and some books make us free."

"A house without books is like a room without windows."

"Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks."

"Books are the training weights of the mind."

"There is creative reading as well as creative writing."

"The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading; A man will turn over half a library to make one book."

"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."

"Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you."

"To survive, you must tell stories."