“The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.”

 ^{- Abraham Lincoln}

“The ability to read awoke inside me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.”

 ^{- Autobiography of Malcolm X, 1964}

“No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.”

 ^{- Confucius}

“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.”

 ^{- Walt Disney}