Clergyman's

“When I want somebody to read to, To match a dream with tuneful phrase,It is my nurse that I pay heed to,Companion of my youthful days,Or, following a boring dinner,A neihbour comes in, who I corner,Catch at his coat tails suddenlyAnd choke him with a tragedy,Or, (here I am no longer jesting),Haunted by rhymes and yearning’s ache,I roam beside my country lakeAnd scare a flock of wild ducks resting:Hearing my strophes’ sweet-toned chants,They fly off from the banks at once.”
— Alexander Pushkin

“How can you not love reading? It’s wonderful. An excursion, an adventure… an escape from reality.’ She adored reading and had a hard time grasping anyone not loving it.”
— Robin Caroll

“The truth is that every true admirer of the novels cherishes the happy thought that he alone – reading between the lines – has become the secret friend of their author.”
— Katherine Mansfield