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“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.”

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”

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

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

“I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.”

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

“So, please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookcase on the wall.”

“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.”

“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”

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

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”

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

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

“Teach a child how to think, not what to think.”

“Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read.”

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

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

“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.”

“You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.”

“Love of books is the best of all.”