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“Even a book with completely empty pages will change you because you will start thinking about the reason behind this emptiness and once you enter the thinking territory it means that you entered a territory of change!”

“I’m imagining that paper books will evolve to become something akin to candles - we have them in our homes and cherish their light, but don’t light our homes with them. Readers of Lincoln’s era would likely be surprised at how well-lit our homes are, and I think it’s likely that we will be surprised at how well-read future book readers will be.”

“Comic book readers are just as abandoned by the corporate system as the creators, despite the importance supposedly given their hard-earned dollars. The average comics shop can offer only a tiny fraction of an industrywide selection that is itself extremely limited in scope. And even when readers know exactly what they want, the search can be maddeningly futile.”

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

“There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all.”

“Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all.”

“No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.”

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”

“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”

“If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.”

“It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations- something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own.”

“To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.”

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body and prayer is to the soul.”

“Book readers are special people, and they will always turn to books as the ultimate pleasure. Those who do not read are the unfortunate ones. There's nothing wrong with them; but they are missing out on one of life's compensations and rewards. A great book is a friend that never lets you down. You can return to it again and again and the joy first derived from it will still be there.”

“Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.”

“There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.”

“One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman did not exist. I was like what do you mean he's not real. And she thought I was crying because it’s like Santa Claus is not real and I was crying because there was no one coming with enough power to save us.”

“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island...”