The library, I believe, is the last of our public institutions to which you can go without credentials.  You don't even need the sticker on your windshield that you need to get into the public beach.  All you need is the willingness to read.     Harry Golden

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, and all the sweet serenity of books. Poets and artists, kings and queens Longfellow

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.  Mark Twain

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.  Lord Chesterfield

The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. Dr. Seuss

The multitude of books is making us ignorant.  Voltaire

The nonreading children are the greatest problem in American education. Glenn Doman

The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them.  Samuel Butler

The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.Stanislaw Lec

The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it. Anthony Burgess