"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." 
― Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one." 
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers." 
― Charles William Eliot

"Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it.
Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window." 
― William Faulkner

"A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading." 
― William Styron, Conversations with William Styron