I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander. — Isaac Asimov

If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it. — Toni Morrison

A good book on your shelf is a friend that turns its back on you and remains a friend. — Unknown

A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man’s mind can get both provocation and privacy. — Edward P. Morgan

Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book. — Unknown

A good book should leave you… slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. — William Styron, Writers at Work, 1958