I have falling in love with reading.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Lover of books, lover of knowledge.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

A man who does not read miss great wisdom.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Keep reading! Keep travelling! Keep thinking! And finally you will be there, in the Land of Wisdom where the mind has the power of an eagle’s eye!

— Mehmet Murat ildan

The act of reading will enrich your life.Become a lifelong learner and a reader.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

How could we love books more than money? This is the state of book lovers.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Keep reading! Keep travelling! Keep thinking! And finally you will be there, in the Land of Wisdom where the mind has the power of an eagle’s eye!

— Mehmet Murat ildan

The man who does not read miss a great literature of knowledge. You must dare to read and reread.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Great literature makes a great life.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Every fairy tale offers the potential to surpass present limits, so in a sense the fairy tale offers you freedoms that reality denies. In all great works of fiction, regardless of the grim reality they present, there is an affirmation of life against the transience of that life, an essential defiance. The affirmation lies in the way the author takes control of reality by retelling it in his own way, thus creating a new world. Every great work of art, I would declare pompously, is a celebration, an act of insubordination against the betrayals, horrors and infidelities of life. The perfection and beauty of form rebels against the ugliness and shabiness of the subject matter. This is why we love 'Madame Bovary' and cry for Emma, why we greedily read 'Lolita' as our heart breaks for its small, vulgar, poetic and defiant orphaned heroine.

— Azar Nafisi