On Reading - 5 Quotes

“It is not true we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.”—S.I. Hayakawa

“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.”—Victor Hugo

“Sit in a room and read—and read and read. And read the right books by the right people. Your mind is brought onto that level, and you have a nice, mild, slow-burning rapture all the time.”—Joseph Campbell

“Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness.”—Helen Keller

“Once I began a book, I couldn’t put it down. It was like an addiction; 

I read while I ate, on the train, in bed until late at night, in school, 

where I’d keep the book hidden so I could read during class. 

But I had almost no desire to talk with anyone about the experience I gained through books and music. I felt happy just being me and no one else.” —Haruki Murakami