We human beings build houses because we're alive but we write books because we're mortal. We live in groups because we're sociable but we read because we know we're alone. Reading offers a kind of companionship that takes no one's place but that no one can replace either. It offers no definitive explanation of our destiny but links us inextricably to life. Its tiny secret links remind us of how paradoxically happy we are to be alive while illuminating how tragically absurd life is.

I master my doubts now. I have fun with them, they're my travelling companions.

All it takes is one teacher - just one - to save us from ourselves and make us forget all the others.

I've never had time to read. But no one ever kept me from finishing a novel I loved.

A well-chosen book saves you from everything, including yourself.

When you buy a jacket, it’s important the pockets are big enough for a paperback!

You can't make someone read. Just like you can't make them fall in love, or dream.