“Books are for reading, not for turning oneself into livestock.”

“the book I was reading turned out to be crack”

“turn off your television and read a book!”

“Will you lie to me and promise to read them? Books need to be read. The pages need to be turned.”

“People who read are not too lazy to turn on the television; they prefer books.”

“Hope knew that her thinking regarding books went contrary to the general sentiment of the people of Eden. Books were seen as a waste of time. What was the point, unless you were reading for information? To lose oneself in a book was to be slightly wacky, a little greedy, and ultimately slothful. There was no value. You couldn't make money from reading a book. A book did not give you clean bathrooms and waxed floors. It did not put the garden in. You couldn't have a conversation while reading. It was arrogant and alienated others. In short, those who read were wasteful and haughty and incapable of living in the real world. They were dreamers.”