Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s

shoes for a while. —Malorie Blackman

Reading is an act of civilization; it’s one of the greatest acts of civilization

because it takes the free raw material of the mind and builds castles of
possibilities. —Ben Okri

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading. —Logan Pearsall Smith

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books

he reads.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I would never read a book if it were possible for me to talk half an
hour with the man who wrote it.
– Woodrow Wilson

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Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we
are.
– Mason Cooley
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text on a page from a dictionary. Artwork by My Printable Art Shop,
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Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the
middle of it.
– P.J. O’Rourke