The fact is that our kids aren't reading books - or frankly, much of anything lately. Schools are under funded, some schools even closing their libraries. Parents have to realize that it's their job, and not the school's job, to get kids into the habit of reading for fun.

It's our job - as parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles - to find books our kids are going to like.

I don't believe in lecturing people. It's much more effective to present reading as a fun, rewarding pastime.

In Cambodia, they said the problem was that the kids couldn't get to the schools or libraries, so we donated bicycles,

I feel that the care of libraries and the use of books, and the knowledge of books, is a tremendously vital thing, and that we who deal with books and who love books have a great opportunity to bring about something in this country which is more vital here than anywhere else, because we have the chance to make a democracy that will be a real democrac.

Knowing I lov'd my books, he furnish'd me From mine own library with volumes that I prize above my dukedom.