“Reader's Bill of Rights1. The right to not read 2. The right to skip pages 3. The right to not finish 4. The right to reread 5. The right to read anything 6. The right to escapism 7. The right to read anywhere 8. The right to browse 9. The right to read out loud 10. The right to not defend your tastes”

“Читателският кодекс:1.Правото да не четеш.2.Правото да прескачаш страници.3.Правото да не дочетеш книга.4.Правото да препрочиташ.5.Правото да четеш какво да е.6.Правото на "боваризъм".7.Правото да четеш къде да е.8.Правото да кълвеш оттук-оттам.9.Правото да четем на глас.10.Правото на мълчание.”

“Les droits imprescriptibles du lecteur :1. Le droit de ne pas lire. 2. Le droit de sauter des pages. 3. Le droit de ne pas finir un livre. 4. Le droit de relire. 5. Le droit de lire n'importe quoi. 6. Le droit au bovarysme (maladie textuellement transmissible). 7. Le droit de lire n'importe où. 8. Le droit de grappiller. 9. Le droit de lire à haute voix. 10. Le droit de nous taire.”

“Reading is being present yesterday and tomorrow, but not right now. Traveling is being present right now, but not right here. Writing is all about reading and traveling, anytime, anywhere.”

“All birds need to fly are the right-shaped wings, the right pressure and the right angle.”

“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.”

“You are to make your own way prosperous...Even God cannot do it for you; you will have to do it yourself by doing the right things; taking right decisions, talking right, thinking right, being at the right place with the right-kind of people and by reading the right materials.”