[Books are] vital to learning. Half the population don't go to football matches but that doesn't make football any less important.

I am a grenade," I said again. "I just want to stay away from people and read books and think and be with you guys because there's nothing I can do about hurting you: You're too invested, so just please let me do that, okay?

"I'm going to go to my room and read for awhile, okay? I'm fine. I really am fine: I just want to go read for a while.

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.

It wasn't until I started reading and found books they wouldn't let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else.

The strength of the year's competition can be measured by the fact that three good books by previous Man Booker winners were finally not selected.

Billy has a soccer background and he's applying it to football. He's worked with John Carney (of the NFL) and went to some camps. I like our odds with extra points this year.