“I'm beginning to think that you aren't with child. You've simply become fat after reading too many recipes.”

“If you aren't giving people something to talk about, you've become too dull.”

“You've either bat-shit insane or you've watched too many movies. This isn't Star Wars, Mandel. I'm not Luke Skywalker. My dad's not Darth Vader. And you sure as hell aren't my Obi-Wan.”

“There’s a different flavor to children’s literature you read after you grow up than there was reading it as a child. Things that were sweet as a child become bitter once you grow up.”

“Because reading is one of the joys of life, and once you begin, you can't stop, and you've got so many stories to look forward to.”

“Reading is difficult. People just aren't meant to read anymore. We're in a post-literate age. You know, a visual age. How many years after the fall of Rome did it take for a Dante to appear? Many, many years.”