“Reading is going toward something that is about to be, and no one yet knows what it will be.”

“People say to write about what you know. I'm here to tell you, no one wants to read that, cos you don't know anything. So write about something you don't know. And don't be scared, ever.”

“Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.”

“That's something the kids should know about. Reading is a gateway to witchcraft and lesbianism.”

“Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self.”

“You see, one of the best things about reading is that you'll always have something to think about when you're not reading.”

“While nobody might recognise the importance of what you have done, you need to keep your confidence. It is difficult to be alone in working toward something and yet not know where it will take you…”

“Reading the morning newspaper is the realist's morning prayer. One orients one's attitude toward the world either by God or by what the world is. The former gives as much security as the latter, in that one knows how one stands.”

“History was what had happened; class was something you read about in a book.”

“Learning is not by going to school, books is not by reading; but knowing what you went their for and understanding what you've read in those books.”