“Never read anything that you wouldn't want to read out loud - - to your mother.”

“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”

“Don't do anything that you wouldn't feel comfortable reading about in the newspaper the next day.”

“I have never read anything quite like Mark Haddon's funny and agonizingly honest book, or encountered a narrator more vivid and memorable. I advise you to buy two copies; you won't want to lend yours out.”

“Clary- "How to Come Out to Your Parents," she read out loud. "LUKE. Don't be ridiculous. Simon's not gay, he's a vampire.”

“Despereaux was reading the story out loud to himself. He was reading from the beginning so that he could get to the end...”