It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.
So, please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookcase on the wall.
You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.
The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.
There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
The more you read, the more things you will know.
Love of books is the best of all.
Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.
It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations- something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body and prayer is to the soul.
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island...
No one can take it away from you.
I will defend the importance of bedtime stories to my last gasp.
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
Experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they’re four years old, they’re usually among the best readers by the time they’re eight.
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