Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books.
The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.
Never lend books, for no one ever returns them.
I do not know any reading more easy, more fascinating, more delightful than a catalogue.
There are no bad books any more than there are ugly women.
I guess that’s the beauty of books. When they finish they don’t really finish.
As always, one of her books was next to her.
Only in today’s sick society can a man be persecuted for reading too many books.
The book thief has struck for the first time – the beginning of an illustrious career.
You see, one of the best things about reading is that you’ll always have something to think about when you’re not reading.
I don’t believe in lecturing people. It’s much more effective to present reading as a fun, rewarding pastime.
If you’re not reading – with your heart as well as your brain – you will be one stupid grown up. Even worse, you’ll be missing out on one of the best experiences you can possibly have. Nowhere will you meet more interesting people than in books.
Congratulations. The fact that you’re reading this means you’ve taken one giant step closer to surviving until your next birthday.
Life is hard, and a lot of people come home tired from work. If they’re gonna spend half an hour reading, they want some entertainment and a sense of achievement. So that’s what I give them. That’s all I’m trying to do. Is that really so wrong?
Nowhere will you meet more interesting people than in books.
Reading is not work, not a chore, not a drudgery; reading is the most joyful thing, yet, in the world.
The best way to get kids reading more is to give them books that they’ll gobble up – and that will make them ask for another.
I learnt to love reading. And then I started scribbling stories, and I liked that even more.
I do 30 to 40 books a year, so it’s a fair amount of reading. Back and forth between nonfiction and fiction. I usually have three or four things that are open on my desk, on my bed, on audiobook in the car.
To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.