“Reading is an escape, an education, a delving into the brain of another human being on such an intimate level that every nuance of thought, every snapping of synapse, every slippery desire of the author is laid open before you like, well, a book.”
“Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author.”
“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”
“What sense of superiority it gives one to escape reading some book which every one else is reading.”
“This is my doctrine: Give every other human being every right you claim for yourself. Keep your mind open to the influences of nature. Receive new thoughts with hospitality. Let us advance.”
“The more I know about God, I am convinced He likes to read books and authors are His librarians. Every soul is a story waiting to be read.”