And it occurred to her that reading was, among other things, a muscle and one that she had seemingly developed. She could read the novel with ease and great pleasure, laughing at remarks, they were hardly jokes, that she had not even noticed before.

Read whatever book you lay your hands on if you can, for every writer has a story to tell

A book is indeed dead until a reader brings it into life by reading it.

In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn't read all the time -- none, zero. You'd be amazed at how much Warren reads--and at how much I read. My children laugh at me. They think I'm a book with a couple of legs sticking out.

A great book is one, which really don’t finish when it finishes.

Read what you find interesting, and then follow your interests. You'll find that in doing so you always generate enough to illuminate the next step.