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

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

“Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing. Hearing about Benares is different from reading about it; but seeing Benares is different from either hearing or reading.”

“Do not read so much, look about you and think of what you see there.”

“See, she goes places when she reads. I know all about that. When I'm reading, wherever I am, I'm always somewhere else.”

“Always be reading something, he said. Even when we're not physically reading. How else will we read the world? Think of it as a constant.”

“Live always in the best company when you read.”

“Read history. That’s it. Read history. Read and read and read in both primary and secondary sources. Learn to evaluate and compare. And then… write. Writing will be the hardest thing you ever do. But it’s the goal— write about the past and how we see it.”

“That was one thing about books: once you read them they couldn’t be unread.”

“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.”