“When you read a great book, you don't escape from life, you plunge deeper into it.”

“When she wanted to escape her life, she read books”

“You cannot be afraid, Read the book. Smile at it. It's a great book-the greatest book you've ever read.”

“When you read to a child, when you put a book in a child's hands, you are bringing that child news of the infinitely varied nature of life. You are an awakener.”

“When was the last time you read a book? The truth now. And picture books don't count-I mean something with print in it.”

“When you have mastered the numbers, you will in fact no longer be reading numbers, any more than you read words when reading a book. You will be reading meanings.”

“When you read the sacred Scriptures, or any other book, never think how you read, but what you read.”

“Read a lot, listen well and deeply, and write a lot. […] If you read good books, when you write, good books will come out of you.”

“There is this idea that you either read to escape or you read to find yourself.”

“When you steal from the library, you are preventing anyone else from reading that book, and the very notion makes me want to drop you in the Void.”