Why reading is important quotes

What better occupation, really, than to spend the evening at the fireside with a book, with the wind beating on the windows and the lamp burning bright. Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.

I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense. Love of books is the best of all.

Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood. A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. A book is a dream that you hold in your hand.

A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it or offer your own version in return. We lose ourselves in books. We find ourselves there too. So many books, so little time. Only a generation of readers will spawn a generation of writers. Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his needs, is good for him. Thank you for the quote list.

My co-teacher and I graduated three struggling readers from an after school intervention and we wrote this quote on a chapter book that we bought for them. We are so proud of them because now they are reading above grade level. Reading rocks! Those who watch TV will always be led by those who read books!

The world is divided into 2 groups of people; those who read books and those who do what those who read books say! Just as you feed your phone with charge from a wall socket, so does your brain feed from the books you read!

Oxygen is found in air but knowledge is found in books! I just feel that a man with no passion for reading books is just like a little baby with no passion for breast feeding! Enoc, I love your passion for books and reading! Being that the ability to read is the most prized intellectual skill anyone can possess, and if readers really are born on the laps of their parents, then I would say that reading to your child in that way is the most grown-up and sophisticated thing that a parent could do.

Readers are leaders. If the clothes you wear are more expensive than the books you read, then you are not ready for greatness. Thank you. I found what I was looking for!!! Also you inspired me that there are many people that love to read. Some cool quotes, and I especially like What a great discovery! Thank you so much for the site and its invaluable information.

The quotes are truly inspiring, motivational and a wake-up call. Really, reading is a sure step out of the ordinary into greatness. Thanks a lot for those precious quotes. This is a wonderful site. These are inspiring and enlightening sayings. Wise ones invest at all cost in the development of their souls and mind by buying and reading good books.

I love the way you put it. Coming from a society where values seem to be misplaced, I so much agree with your words. However like the campaign of the moment in my country, change begins with you and me.

Excellent ideas and quotations. For much more on the subject of books and reading, please see the many posts within the reading category. I like these quotes so much. This was inspiring and motivating. Needing to add some fulfilling quotes to accompany photos of our young nephews, I found exactly what I need here!

I am doing research on the benefits of reading to persuade people to read more. These quotations have helped me a lot. Thank you! Nice collection of quotes by you about reading and books.

A great effort by you worth reading and creditable! My team and I are planning a reading campaign in public schools of one of the northern states in Nigeria. Your resources here have been quite resourceful. They are lifetime literary assets. Thank you Adam for providing me with the reward I was looking for for my Angolan students who are starting their intensive English course in Italy tomorrow!

Thanks for such inspiring quotes depicting the inherent values of reading. They are gems. Every parent and teacher should share these with their children or students. In the best books great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours. If you were looking for quotes about books and libraries, you must have discovered lists by Goodreads , BrainyQuote , or Good Housekeeping , already. The point is that it has not yet been discovered. This time the rule is simple: you will find here only the quotes that highlight the benefits and importance of books and libraries.

As usual, multiple quotes are visualized so that you can easily share them across your social media channels — if you are determined enough to spread the love of books.

See the highlights below. From our experience, the best source of new thoughts about books, libraries, and reading is Twitter. The best book quotes are shared by a few Twitter profiles, and we are excited to recommend them to you:.

NJ State Library — if you are looking for the constant stream of inspiring quotes on books and libraries, this single profile should make you more than happy. At least one motivational book-related quote a day guaranteed! The Paris Review — a Twitter profile of this influential literary magazine shares the most important passages from current articles and interviews.

Following it is a must for anyone who is interested in seeing how literature evolves in the digital times. Penguin Books UK — join almost 2 million Twitter followers to read not only the latest book releases but also timely quotes from your favorite authors.

Want to find a quote from the author who is born today? Goodreads — the most popular Twitter profile for book lovers 3. If you are looking for book quotes that are visualized and ready to share in social media, make sure to get in touch on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest. A library card is a powerful weapon to change lives. With it, we learn how to value what we have, to mourn what we have lost and to dream of what we might become. One of the greatest gifts adults can give — to their offspring and to their society — is to read to children.

Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything. Libraries are the ultimate restaurants for brain food. I sleep better knowing there are libraries.

There are kids who love reading, and kids who are reading the wrong books. A great library is one nobody notices because it is always there, and always has what people need.

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift. The library is not only a diary of the human race, but marks an act of faith in the continuity of humanity.

The man who never reads lives only one. George R. Martin American novelist and short-story writer, screenwriter, and television producer. One does not love breathing. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. Roald Dahl Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter pilot. Stephen King American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels.