Does your spidey-sense lie to you? Mine does. Sometimes. It tells me that there are better things to do than to sit and read a book. Well, if yours tells you the same thing, I’m here to tell you it’s wrong. Reading is a worthwhile activity. Don’t believe me? Maybe you’ll believe some authorities like the ones below:
- “The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest (people) of the past centuries.” – Descartes
- “Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn
- “Every story that is not based on historical fact is, in essence, a look into the universe of the imagination.” -Clarence Sherrick
- “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin
- “If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.” – Roald Dahl
- “Somebody who only reads newspapers and at best books of contemporary authors looks to me like an extremely near-sighted person who scorns eyeglasses. He is completely dependent on the prejudices and fashions of his times, since he never gets to see or hear anything else.” – Albert Einstein
- “Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.” – Socrates
- “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss
- “Some books leave us free and some books make us free.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” – Frederick Douglas
Convinced? I hope so, for reading is a gateway to new worlds, a source of delight, a way to enrich your life. Never feel guilty for reading!