Books are important for the mind, heart, and soul. But don’t take it from us: These quotes about reading speak for themselves.
By Stefanie Hargreaves
The power to be found between the pages of a book is formidable, indeed. And these 50 inspiring quotes about books and reading are here to remind you of that. For, as author Anna Quindlen says, “Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey.
“Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: They feed the soul. When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot at dancing with, or at least clapping along with, the absurdity of life, instead of being squashed by it over and over again. It’s like singing on a boat during a terrible storm at sea. You can’t stop the raging storm, but singing can change the hearts and spirits of the people who are together on that ship.”