“Tis the good reader that makes the good book.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson Related Quotes “Writers: read books. Read good books. Read bad books. Learn what does and does not work.”— Kira Hawke “I was happy in the library. Walls of printed pages, evidence of so many created worlds–this was a comfort to me.”— Alice Munro “I love books. I enjoyed reading.”— Lailah Gifty Akita