It would probably surprise people how prevalent reading is in institutions - and the degree to which some states discourage reading by instituting draconian rules and laws that try to limit and outright roadblock books in prisons.
Learning music by reading about it is like making love by mail.
We don't genuinely need more literary geniuses. One can only read so many books in a lifetime.
Reading is merely a surrogate for thinking for yourself; it means letting someone else direct your thoughts.
The problem with being an avid reader in China is that there were few books to be read.
Most of us do not, in fact, read another language, and so when we read a translation, we have no way of knowing what has been changed or added.
Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.
The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up.
