Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or a duty. It should be offered as a gift.

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"There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it."

- Kate DiCamillo

Love

"Each new friendship can make you a new person, because it opens up new doors inside of you."

- Kate DiCamillo

Personal Growth

"Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty.  It should be offered to them as a precious gift."

- Kate DiCamillo

Inspiration

"Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Make some light."

- Kate DiCamillo

Creativity

"Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them."

- Kate DiCamillo

Aspirations

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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

- Nelson Mandela

Education

"You’ll find that education is just about the only thing lying around loose in this world, and it’s about the only thing a fellow can have as much of as he’s willing to haul away."

- John Graham

Education

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."

- Mark Twain

Education

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

Education

"I must study lots of things or I won’t become a great person."

- Kotomi Ichinose

Education