“When adults read a book, they're two feet away; when children read it, they're right inside it.”

“We read a lot of books. Children's books mostly, because they're always much more truthful than adult books. And much more entertaining," said Mrs. Bunny.”

“That's the magic of books. They're never quite the same for any two people. When you read one, you automatically make it your own.”

“People are like books. Everywhere they're opened, they're read.”

“Films are for everyone, collective, generous, with children cheering when the cavalry arrives. And they're even better on TV: two can watch and comment. But your books are selfish. Solitary. Some of them can't even be read, they fall to bits if you open them. A person who's interested only in books doesn't need other people, and that frightens me”

“Those of us who are blamed when old for reading childish books were blamed when children for reading books too old for us.”