"To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark."

Victor Hugo

"When you learn to read you will be born again…and you will never be quite so alone again."

Rumer Godden

"It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish."

S.I. Hayakawa

"Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while."

Malorie Blackman

"No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance."

Confucius

"Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers."

Harry S. Truman