Martin Lewis Perl Quotes

Naturally, I have compensated in my adult years by owning very large numbers of books.

Why buy a book when you can join a library.

In my opinion, right up there with free public schools, our free public library system is what makes citizenship possible, even what makes America great.

I suggest school buses make stops at local libraries so that children who do not have resources like books at home can get access.

My maternal grandmother - she was a compulsive reader. She had only been through five grades of elementary school, but she was a member of the municipal library, and she brought home two or three books a week for me. They could be dime novels or Balzac.

Schools and libraries are the twin cornerstones of a civilized society. Libraries are only good if people use them, like books only exist when someone reads them.

I have a passion for libraries. They are potentially real community centers.

I remember visits to the local libraries and getting my own library cards as things of rite-of-passage significance.

I had no books at home. I started to frequent a public library in Lisbon. It was there, with no help except curiosity and the will to learn, that my taste for reading developed and was refined.

I was a member of Corstorphine Library in Edinburgh, and every Friday night, my parents took me there to borrow books. I also used to spend nearly all my pocket money on books.

And if you are a parent, introduce your children to their neighborhood library. It will give them a real sense of independence to have their own library card and enjoy borrowing books.

I grew up in a household without a TV. We lived next door to a library for a while, and at one point, I checked out all the books in the fairy tale section. I remember the librarian's quiet smile as I'd bring back one stack and exchange it for another.

Read, read, read, read and then read some more.

I grew up in a house with very few books.

The message is clear: libraries matter. Their solid presence at the heart of our towns sends the proud signal that everyone - whoever they are, whatever their educational background, whatever their age or their needs - is welcome.

I wish I had had my books when I was a kid, I do.

I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who's trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.

Accessible local libraries are vital to communities and to children.

What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.

I am a big advocate of the role of the bookstore in the community.

Miss a meal if you have to, but don't miss a book.

Read more. Read every time you go to bed; read in the day - because at least, reading a book, you can't be distracted by anything else.

I spend 12 hours a day reading on most days of the year.

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.

I'm always reading something.