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Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God.

— George Washington Carver

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.

— Mark Haddon

I'm not a natural reader but there are books I'll read and read again.

— Sophie Thompson

Reading is as much a part of life as any part, and it's life itself. And it allows us to live other lives that we might not have lived if we hadn't picked up those books.

— Alan Cheuse

Books have the power to be the light we are seeking at crucial moments in our lives. Reading helps us realize we are not alone, that we can change our circumstances and even achieve the impossible.

— Gioconda Belli

You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters.

— Saint Bernard

Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I'm sure most parents read to their children to explain what certain things mean. So books are a good way to convey a message to anybody. Everybody reads.

— Joyce Meyer

I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who's trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.

— Ice Cube

All reading should be pleasurable! I don't like people who keep reeling out the 'books are so important' line. First and foremost, reading is about entertainment, the same as movies, video games and music.

— Darren Shan

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.

— Joseph Addison

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