25 Quotes About the Power of Reading

"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads." – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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"An hour spent reading is one stolen from paradise." - Thomas Wharton

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"Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are." - Mason Cooley

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"Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world." - Malala Yousafzai

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"Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination and the journey. They are home." —Anna Quindlen

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"A book is a dream you hold in your hands." —Neil Gaiman

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"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." —Joseph Addison

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“Keep reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.” – Lloyd Alexander

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“There are many little ways to enlarge your world. Love of books is the best of all.” – Jacqueline Kennedy

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"Reading is an act of civilization; it’s one of the greatest acts of civilization because it takes the free raw material of the mind and builds castles of possibilities." —Ben Okri

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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” – Stephen King

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

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“The man who does not read good books is no better than the man who can’t.” – Mark Twain

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

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“Oh, magic hour, when a child first knows she can read printed words!” – Betty Smith

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“Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

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“I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book not daunted. Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage” – Roald Dahl

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"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island." – Walt Disney

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“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” – Margaret Fuller

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“Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn

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“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin

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Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book.– Author Unknown

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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.– Maya Angelou

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You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy books and that’s kind of the same thing.– Anonymous

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"Keep reading. It's one of the most marvelous adventures anyone can have." - Lloyd Alexander