“Books are keys to wisdom's treasure;Books are gates to lands of pleasure;Books are paths that upward lead;Books are friends. Come, let us 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.”

“Classics aren't books that are read for pleasure. Classics are books that are imposed on unwilling students, books that are subjected to analyses of "levels of significance" and other blatt, books that are dead.”

“Come, my best friends, my best books, and lead me on.”

“Books inviting us to read, on the bookshelves stand.Piers for bridges that will lead, into Fairyland.”

“Books are the key. A book cannot be accessed from afar. You have to hold it, you have to read it.”