Everything in life is made up...You make up that you are happy. You make up that you are sad. You make up that you are in love. If you don't make up your own life, who's going to make it up for you? It's bad enough when you die and everybody can make up their own stories about you. —Mr. Hooft

We all know we should eat right and we should exercise, but reading is treated as if it's this wonderful adjunct.

They take away your shoelaces and your belt so you can’t kill yourself no matter how bad it is. I guess making you live is part of the punishment.

the beast is the monster that destroys your dream

There is a crisis involving reading in certain communities.

We need to tell kids flat out: reading is not optional.

Children have adopted a consumerist attitude - I dare you to entertain me.