Sarah Palin - now don't laugh - is writing a book. Not just reading a book, writing a book. Actually, in the word of the publisher, she's 'collaborating' on a book. What an embarrassment! It's one of these 'I told you,' books that jocks do.Chris Matthews

Scientific understanding is often beautiful, a profoundly aesthetic experience which gives pleasure not unlike the reading of a great poem.Paul Nurse

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.Thornton Wilder

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few are to be chewed and digested.     Francis Bacon

Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.Moliere

Some people will lie, cheat, steal and back-stab to get ahead... and to think, all they have to do is READ.     Fortune

Spending waiting moments doing crossword puzzles or reading a book you brought yourself. Marilyn vos Savant 

Stephen King in many respects is a wonderful writer. He has made a contribution. People in the future will be able to pick up Stephen King's books and learn a lot about who we were by reading those books.Anne Rice

Students who score higher on tests tend to come from schools which have more library resource staff and more books, periodicals and videos, and where the instructional role of the teacher-librarian and involvement in cooperative program planning and teaching is more prominent.Keith Curry Lance