“Reading is important, because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything.”

“You must learn to read well, Marisa. As long as you're a good reader, you can learn anything, do anything.”

“You can learn to do anything in the world if your life depends on it and if you can read.”

“I could spend the rest of my life READING, Just satisfying myCURIOSITY- because you can hardly mention anything I'm not curious about.”

“Because you don't learn anything unless you can find the patience to read. TV takes that away from you. It robs you from your mind.”

“Read everything you can; write everything you feel.”

“The story you are about to read is a work of fiction. Nothing - and everything - about it is real.”