Reading Quotes All Book Lovers Can Relate To

These quotes just about sum up our feelings on every book we've ever read.

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Readers know that books are special in their own way. They’ll take you on an adventure, an emotional rollercoaster, or serve as an escape from reality. These quotes about reading will resonate with any person who's ever fallen in love with a book.

“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” - Harper Lee

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies… The man who never reads lives only one.” -George R.R. Martin

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” -Charles W. Eliot

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” -Cicero

“Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.” -Mary Schmich

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“A book is a dream you hold in your hands.” -Neil Gaiman

 “Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.” -Mark Haddon

“You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.” -Paul Sweeney

“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.” -Mortimer J. Adler

“Reading brings us unknown friends.” -Honoré de Balzac