The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that can not read them ~ Mark Twain
Books are divided into two classes, the books of the hour and the books of all time ~ John Rushkin
There is creative reading as well as creative writing ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them ~ Samuel Butler
Read, read, read. Read everything - trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out the window ~ William Faulkner
Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered ~ W.H. Auden
Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid ~ Albert Einstein
