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Looking for a reason to read books? Check out some inspiring book quotes from famous authors and get ready to stimulate your mind and life.
“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.” ― George Bernard Shaw
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” ― Augustine of Hippo
“Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?” ― Henry Ward Beecher
“I cannot live without books.” ― Thomas Jefferson
“Think before you speak. Read before you think.” ― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader
“Good books don't give up all their secrets at once.” ― Stephen King
“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.” ― Jane Smiley, Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” ― Joseph Brodsky
“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” ― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake
“Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.” ― J.K. Rowling