10 Great Quotes on the Significance of Reading

Presented by BQu eLibrary

“Reading a book is like re-writing it

for yourself”

– Angela Carter -

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free”

- Frederick Douglass -

“Always read

something that will

make you look good

if you die in the

middle of it”

- P.J. O’Rourke -

“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is

spelled out is a spark”

- Victor Hugo -

“Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the

world a door opens to allow in more light”

- Vera Nazarian -

“We read to know we are not alone”

- C.S. Lewis -

“When you learn to read you will be born again…and you will never be quite

so alone again”

- Rumer Godden -

“Reading is important, because if you can read, you can learn anything about

everything and everything about anything”

- Tomie dePaola -

“He that loves reading has everything within his

reach”

- William Godwin -

“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 -