“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.” — Joyce Carol Oates

“What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.” — Anne Lamott

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

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

“Knowing you have something good to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations.” — Vladimir Nabokov

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” — Jorge Luis Borges

“I cannot live without books.” — Thomas Jefferson