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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.

“I owe everything I am and everything I will ever be to books.” ― Gary Paulsen, Shelf Life: Stories by the Book

“Go, my book, and help destroy the world as it is.” ― Russell Banks, Continental Drift

“A literary academic can no more pass a bookstore than an alcoholic can pass a bar.” ― Carolyn G. Heilbrun

“Books were safer than other people anyway.” ― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

“The covers of this book are too far apart.” ― Ambrose Bierce

“Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.” ― Thomas Jefferson

“Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.” ― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

“If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.” ― J.K. Rowling

“Why can't people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?” ― David Baldacci, The Camel Club

“We live and breathe words.” ― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince