Choosing not to read is like closing an open door to paradise

Those who don't read good books have no advantage over those who can't.

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.

wherever the TV glows, there sits someone who isn't reading.

May I suggest that you all read? And often. Believe me, it's nice to have something to talk about other than the weather and the Queen's health. Your mind is not a cage. It's a garden. And it requires cultivating.

She thought it must be a lonely life for a boy who hated books.