There’s no doubt that winter is the perfect time to sit in and hunker down with some reading.
If you’re wondering what to do with a free weekend this chilly season, may we suggest putting your coziest socks on, turning on “Do Not Disturb” and getting lost in the pages of a good book or two.
And if that wasn’t convincing enough, here are some of our favourite quotes on reading to get you started.
“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
― C.S. Lewis
“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”
― Oscar Wilde
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
― Groucho Marx
“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Lemony Snicket
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin
“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”
― John Green
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
― William Styron
“If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King
“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
― Ray Bradbury
“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”
― Voltaire
