I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them.

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I finished a big book the other day. 421 pages. That’s a lot of coloring when you think about it. — Adam Sandler

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Books are the mirrors of the soul.

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Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world.

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

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Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift.

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Some books are so familiar that reading them is like being home again.

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A book is a gift you can open again and again.

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To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.

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You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul. --Swami Vivekananda

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