“An English major is like being in a book club that costs $40,000 a year, has only annoying people in it, offers no refreshments at the meetings, and where people actually read the books.”

“People are the same except for the books they read and the people they meet”

“You're the same today as you'll be in five years except for the people you meet and the books you read.”

“For most people, what is so painful about reading is that you read something and you don't have anybody to share it with. In part what the book club opens up is that people can read a book and then have someone else to talk about it with. Then they see that a book can lead to the pleasure of conversation, that the solitary act of reading can actually be a part of the path to communion and community.”

“You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read.”

“We will be the same person in 5 years that we are today except for 2 things: the people we meet and the book we read”