Famous People Quotes
about Reading Books

Each reading quote below has been said by someone we admire or at least agree with!

We only choose quotes about reading that are positive and show a true love for books.

If you're looking for inspiration, words of wisdom, or a great piece of advice having to do with reading, you've found your spot!

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. Mark Twain

I cannot live without books! Thomas Jefferson

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 W. Eliot

You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend. Paul Sweeney

Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled “This could change your life.” Helen Exley

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers. Charles W. Eliot

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi. Oprah Winfrey

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Francis Bacon, Sr.

The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them. Samuel Butler

A house without books is like a room without windows. Heinrich Mann

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. Toni Morrison

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