"But for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short."

"A novel must show how the world truly is. Somehow, reveals the true source of our actions."

"I should infinitely prefer a book."

"And I think that's what life is all about, actually, about children and flowers."

"For my whole life, my favorite activity was reading. It's not the most social pastime."

"I speak for those children who cannot speak for themselves, children who have absolutely nothing but their courage and their smiles, their wits and their dreams."