Sonam Kapoor Quotes

This is what I believe is most important: getting good books into the hands of kids - books that will make them want to say, 'Wow, that was great. Give me another one to read.'

Perhaps it is partly that we need to love books ourselves as parents, grandparents and teachers in order to pass on that passion for stories to our children. It's not about testing and reading schemes, but about loving stories and passing on that passion to our children.

Of course, I've always read. I started when I was four years old and just didn't stop. I read all the time.

For me, acting was a reward. I had to get good grades in order to act, in order to be on TV. I had to do well in school so I could work. To me, it was like an after-school activity, something to look forward to.

I'm not a natural reader but there are books I'll read and read again.

I loved to read, and I think any child who loves to read will read anything, including the back of the cereal box, which I did every morning.

I don't like the idea of a book being a test or being used for a test. The way - in my opinion - to make good readers is to let kids choose their own books and not test them.

Let's face it: Most of us don't realize it, but we are failing our kids as reading role models. The best role models are in the home: brothers, fathers, grandfathers; mothers, sisters, grandmothers. Moms and dads, it's important that your kids see you reading. Not just books - reading the newspaper is good, too.

Whether I'm at the office, at home, or on the road, I always have a stack of books I'm looking forward to reading.

I like to believe, as a writer, that anybody who isn't a reader yet has just not found the right book.

If my books can help children become readers, then I feel I have accomplished something important.

When I was a kid, I loved having a book in my hand. I still do. I wasn't a fast reader, but I was a steady reader. I read all of The Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, and Cherry Ames books.

I love the fact that 'Flowers for Algernon' is doing its part to get people reading.

I know that for every reader who has lost the habit or can't find the time, there are people who've never enjoyed reading and question the value of literature, either as entertainment or education, or believe that a love of books, and of fiction in particular, is sentimental or frivolous.

As a writer, you should care about reluctant readers. You want these kids to feel like books are amazing and cool and that they're an escape.

Some things make me emotional in a good way. When my son does well in school, I get real emotional because that's a testament to what I'm feeding him at home on a daily basis as far as knowledge goes. I wasn't so emotional until I had my first son.

I don't believe in lecturing people. It's much more effective to present reading as a fun, rewarding pastime.

I read more than I do anything else, probably. I read about three books a week.

I'm not as well read as I was when I was younger - I just devoured books.

When I was little, my older brother, Gary, was forced to read a book a week in fourth grade. The books he liked he threw on my bed when he was finished with them. This continued throughout my childhood and made me a reader for life.

I'm not going to make judgments about what people are reading. I just want them to be reading. And I think reading one book leads to another book.

I read all the time, and I'm often struck by something I'm reading.

I'm always reading books.

I always have at least one book with me. I try and read a book a month.

My mom is my biggest inspiration by far. She inspires me on a daily basis. I remember hearing her sing around the house, and I was like, 'Mom, you belong on TV. You're a superstar.'