The more you read, the better you get, the more better you get, the more you like it; and the more you like it, the more you do it.

The prime purpose of being four is to enjoy being four - of secondary importance is to prepare for being five.

The more you read, the better you get, the more better you get, the more you like it; and the more you like it, the more you do it.

A nation that does not read much does not know much. And a nation that does not know much is more likely to make poor choices in the home, the marketplace, the jury box, and the voting booth. And those decisions ultimately affect the entire nation...the literate and illiterate.

We have instant pudding, instant photos, instant coffee—but there are no instant adults.

Instead of educating the I.Q., we need to educate the H.Q., the heart quotient, the matters of truth, love, justice, and compassion. There are two ways to do this. One is through the read life experiences and the other is through literature. Literature has the power to take us outside ourselves and returns to ourselves a changed self.

What we teach children to love and desire will always outweigh what we make them learn.