“No book, however good, can survive a hostile reading.”

“If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads.”

“Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.”

“We are in a great school, and we should be diligent to learn, and continue to store up the knowledge of heaven and of earth, and read good books, although I cannot say that I would recommend the reading of all books, for it is not all books which are good. Read good books, and extract from them wisdom and understanding as much as you possibly can, aided by the Spirit of God. (JD 12:124)”

“One can never read too little of bad, or too much of good books: bad books are intellectual poison; they destroy the mind.In order to read what is good one must make it a condition never to read what is bad; for life is short, and both time and strength limited.”

“I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.”