{"id":87273,"date":"2026-05-31T22:34:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=87273"},"modified":"2026-05-31T22:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:34:17","slug":"50-favorite-quotes-on-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2026\/05\/31\/50-favorite-quotes-on-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Favorite Quotes on Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-FB.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-FB.png?resize=1024%2C672&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Reading Quotes\" class=\"wp-image-86731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-FB.png?resize=1024%2C672&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-FB.png?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-FB.png?resize=768%2C504&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-FB.png?resize=400%2C262&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-FB.png?resize=600%2C394&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-FB.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As an avid reader myself, I love reading what other bookworms have to say about books and reading. Below are a few of my favorite quotes on that topic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, you may want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/books\/\">visit this page<\/a> to access a lot of free printables and other fresh resources I&#8217;ve created just for book lovers like you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/books\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Free-Resources-for-Readers.png?resize=1024%2C629&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Free Resources for Readers\" class=\"wp-image-86765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Free-Resources-for-Readers.png?resize=1024%2C629&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Free-Resources-for-Readers.png?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Free-Resources-for-Readers.png?resize=768%2C472&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Free-Resources-for-Readers.png?resize=400%2C246&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Free-Resources-for-Readers.png?resize=600%2C369&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Free-Resources-for-Readers.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-50-quotes-on-books-amp-reading\">50+ Quotes on Books &amp; Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Emilie Buchwald <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-read-the-best-books-first-or-you-may-not-have-a-chance-to-read-them-at-all-henry-david-thoreau\">&#8220;Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Henry David Thoreau<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id87273_d09fb7-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_d09fb7-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_d09fb7-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id87273_d09fb7-b9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_d09fb7-b9 > 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-1.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-1.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-1.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-1.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-1.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-1.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-1.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_4969a7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_4969a7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_4969a7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_4969a7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_4969a7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_4969a7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_4969a7-ab{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_4969a7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_4969a7-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_4969a7-ab\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-may-have-tangible-wealth-untold-caskets-of-jewels-and-coffers-of-gold-richer-than-i-you-can-never-be-i-had-a-mother-who-read-to-me\">&#8220;You may have tangible wealth untold;<br>Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.<br>Richer than I you can never be\u2014<br>I had a Mother who read to me.&#8221;<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-you-may-have-tangible-wealth-untold-caskets-of-jewels-and-coffers-of-gold-richer-than-i-you-can-never-be-i-had-a-mother-who-read-to-me-strickland-gillilan\">-Strickland Gillilan <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is what you read when you don\u2019t have to that determines what you will be when you can\u2019t help it.\u201d <br>\u2013 Oscar Wilde<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-a-reader-lives-a-thousand-lives-before-he-dies-the-man-who-never-reads-lives-only-one-george-r-r-martin\"><strong>&#8220;A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.&#8221; <br>\u2013 George R.R. Martin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id87273_ba952e-16 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_ba952e-16 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_ba952e-16 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id87273_ba952e-16 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_ba952e-16 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_ba952e-16 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id87273_ba952e-16 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_f2efe0-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_f2efe0-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_f2efe0-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_f2efe0-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_f2efe0-ab{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_f2efe0-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_f2efe0-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_f2efe0-ab\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-failure-to-read-good-books-both-enfeebles-the-vision-and-strengthens-our-most-fatal-tendency-the-belief-that-the-here-and-now-is-all-there-is\">&#8220;The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency\u2014the belief that the here and now is all there is.&#8221;<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-the-failure-to-read-good-books-both-enfeebles-the-vision-and-strengthens-our-most-fatal-tendency-the-belief-that-the-here-and-now-is-all-there-is-allan-bloom\">\u2013 Allan Bloom<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Edmund Burke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-a-wonderful-thing-about-a-book-in-contrast-to-a-computer-screen-is-that-you-can-take-it-to-bed-with-you-daniel-j-boorstin\">&#8220;A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Daniel J. Boorstin<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id87273_9020c2-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_9020c2-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_9020c2-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id87273_9020c2-8b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_9020c2-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_9020c2-8b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id87273_9020c2-8b alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_14a3fe-49\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-3.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-3.png?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-3.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-3.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-3.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-3.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-3.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-3.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-3.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-3.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_54f5a6-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_54f5a6-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_54f5a6-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_54f5a6-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_54f5a6-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_54f5a6-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_54f5a6-8a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_54f5a6-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_54f5a6-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_54f5a6-8a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-never-trust-anyone-who-has-not-brought-a-book-with-them\">\u201cNever trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.\u201d <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-never-trust-anyone-who-has-not-brought-a-book-with-them-lemony-snicket\">\u2013 Lemony Snicket<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors, that they are ready to repeat their lesson as often as we please.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Oswald Chambers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-me-jesus-should-i-buy-this-new-book\">Me: Jesus, should I buy this new book?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jesus-show-me-the-latest-new-books-you-read\">Jesus: Show me the latest new books you read.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-me-i-have-no-new-books-i-ve-read\">Me: I have no new books I&#8217;ve read.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jesus-you-are-right-in-saying-i-have-no-new-books-i-ve-read-for-you-have-twenty-six-new-books-and-the-ones-you-now-own-you-have-not-read\">Jesus: You are right in saying, &#8216;I have no new books I&#8217;ve read,&#8217; for you have twenty-six new books, and the ones you now own you have not read.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201d Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators.\u201d <br>\u2013 Stephen Fry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-there-is-no-substitute-for-books-in-the-life-of-a-child-mary-ellen-chase\">&#8220;There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Mary Ellen Chase 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kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column87273_ceccec-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_ceccec-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_ceccec-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_ceccec-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_ceccec-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_ceccec-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_ceccec-22{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_ceccec-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_ceccec-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_ceccec-22\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-4.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-4.png?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"reading child\" class=\"wp-image-86735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-4.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-4.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-4.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-4.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-4.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-4.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-4.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_d16d56-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_d16d56-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_d16d56-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_d16d56-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_d16d56-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_d16d56-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_d16d56-6f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_d16d56-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_d16d56-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_d16d56-6f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-until-i-feared-i-would-lose-it-i-never-loved-to-read-one-does-not-love-breathing\">\u201cUntil I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.\u201d <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-until-i-feared-i-would-lose-it-i-never-loved-to-read-one-does-not-love-breathing-harper-lee\">\u2013 Harper Lee<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Chinese proverb <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-a-room-without-books-is-like-a-body-without-a-soul-marcus-t-cicero\">&#8220;A room without books is like a body without a soul.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Marcus T. Cicero <\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id87273_497f04-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_497f04-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_497f04-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id87273_497f04-6a > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_497f04-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_497f04-6a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id87273_497f04-6a alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column87273_4452b1-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_4452b1-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_4452b1-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_4452b1-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_4452b1-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_4452b1-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_4452b1-31{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_4452b1-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_4452b1-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_4452b1-31\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-5.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-5.png?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bible and cocoa\" class=\"wp-image-86736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-5.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-5.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-5.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-5.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-5.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-5.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-5.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-5.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_4171e6-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_4171e6-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_4171e6-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_4171e6-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_4171e6-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_4171e6-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_4171e6-ea{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_4171e6-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_4171e6-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_4171e6-ea\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-worst-thing-about-new-books-is-that-they-keep-us-from-reading-the-old-ones\">&#8220;The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.&#8221;<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-the-worst-thing-about-new-books-is-that-they-keep-us-from-reading-the-old-ones-joseph-joubert\">\u2013 Joseph Joubert<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I often feel sorry for people who don\u2019t read good books; they are missing a chance to lead an extra life.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Scott Corbett<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-never-judge-a-book-by-its-movie-j-w-eagan\">&#8220;Never judge a book by its movie.&#8221;<br>\u2013 J. W. Eagan<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id87273_f27c12-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_f27c12-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_f27c12-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id87273_f27c12-89 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_f27c12-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_f27c12-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id87273_f27c12-89 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_679c9b-45\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-6.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-6.png?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Reading Girl\" class=\"wp-image-86737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-6.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-6.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-6.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-6.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-6.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-6.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-6.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-6.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_a83563-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_a83563-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_a83563-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_a83563-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_a83563-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_a83563-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_a83563-ea{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_a83563-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_a83563-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_a83563-ea\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-more-that-you-read-the-more-things-you-will-know-the-more-that-you-learn-the-more-places-you-ll-go\">\u201cThe more that you read, <br>the more things you will know. <br>The more that you learn,<br> the more places you\u2019ll go.\u201d <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-the-more-that-you-read-the-more-things-you-will-know-the-more-that-you-learn-the-more-places-you-ll-go-dr-seuss\">\u2013 Dr. Seuss&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Albert Einstein<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201d If a book is well written, I always find it too short.\u201d<br>\u2015Jane Austen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-reading-is-to-the-mind-what-exercise-is-to-the-body-joseph-addison\">\u201cReading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.\u201d <br>\u2013 Joseph Addison<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id87273_5db461-b6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_5db461-b6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_5db461-b6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id87273_5db461-b6 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_5db461-b6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_5db461-b6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id87273_5db461-b6 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column87273_2ed907-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_2ed907-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_2ed907-4a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_2ed907-4a > 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-7.png?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"book and sunflowers\" class=\"wp-image-86738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-7.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-7.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-7.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-7.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-7.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-7.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-7.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-7.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_1c662c-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_1c662c-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_1c662c-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_1c662c-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_1c662c-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_1c662c-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_1c662c-b4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_1c662c-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_1c662c-b4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_1c662c-b4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-books-are-the-quietest-and-most-constant-of-friends-they-are-the-most-accessible-and-wisest-of-counselors-and-the-most-patient-of-teachers\">&#8220;Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors,<br>and the most patient of teachers.\u201d<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-books-are-the-quietest-and-most-constant-of-friends-they-are-the-most-accessible-and-wisest-of-counselors-and-the-most-patient-of-teachers-charles-w-eliot\">\u2013 Charles W. Eliot<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id87273_a8f837-78{margin-bottom:32px;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_a8f837-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_a8f837-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_a8f837-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id87273_a8f837-78 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_a8f837-78 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_a8f837-78 > 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Bookmarks<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-87273_216956-7e .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-87273_216956-7e\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_bookmark kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2021\/06\/21\/color-your-own-bible-bookmarks\/\">Color Your Own Bible 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Bookmarks<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-87273_13a695-03 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-87273_13a695-03\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_bookmark kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19 21l-7-5-7 5V5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h10a2 2 0 0 1 2 2z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2012\/01\/01\/read-through-the-bible-in-2012\/\">One-Year Bible Bookmarks<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_8230da-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_8230da-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_8230da-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_8230da-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_8230da-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_8230da-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_8230da-e5{z-index:2;position:relative;}.kadence-column87273_8230da-e5, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column87273_8230da-e5:not(.specificity){margin-top:50px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_8230da-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_8230da-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_8230da-e5 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-gallery-id-87273_9552b1-2b .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-87273_9552b1-2b .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-87273_9552b1-2b.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-wrap-id-87273_9552b1-2b.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kt-blocks-carousel{overflow:visible;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-87273_9552b1-2b alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-slider kb-gallery-id-87273_9552b1-2b kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel splide kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark kt-carousel-arrowstyle-none kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark kb-slider-group-arrow kb-slider-arrow-position-center\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"false\" data-slider-fade=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-type=\"slider\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\" data-show-pause-button=\"false\"><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-slider splide__list\"><li class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-slide-item splide__slide\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land43 kb-has-image-ratio-land43\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Printable-Bookmarks-for-Book-Lovers-IG.png?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Reading Rewards\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Printable-Bookmarks-for-Book-Lovers-IG.png\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Printable-Bookmarks-for-Book-Lovers-IG.png\" data-id=\"29104\" class=\"wp-image-29104 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Printable-Bookmarks-for-Book-Lovers-IG.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Printable-Bookmarks-for-Book-Lovers-IG.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Printable-Bookmarks-for-Book-Lovers-IG.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Printable-Bookmarks-for-Book-Lovers-IG.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Printable-Bookmarks-for-Book-Lovers-IG.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Printable-Bookmarks-for-Book-Lovers-IG.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Printable-Bookmarks-for-Book-Lovers-IG.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Printable-Bookmarks-for-Book-Lovers-IG.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-books-are-the-mirrors-of-the-soul-virginia-woolf\">\u201cBooks are the mirrors of the soul.\u201d <br>\u2013 Virginia Woolf<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id87273_be9602-9b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_be9602-9b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_be9602-9b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id87273_be9602-9b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_be9602-9b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_be9602-9b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id87273_be9602-9b alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column87273_2955a3-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_2955a3-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_2955a3-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_2955a3-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_2955a3-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_2955a3-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_2955a3-a6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_2955a3-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_2955a3-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_2955a3-a6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-8.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-8.png?resize=900%2C901&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Reading with Dog\" class=\"wp-image-86739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-8.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-8.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-8.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-8.png?resize=768%2C769&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-8.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-8.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-8.png?resize=600%2C601&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-8.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_8cd1a5-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_8cd1a5-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_8cd1a5-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_8cd1a5-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_8cd1a5-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_8cd1a5-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_8cd1a5-82{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_8cd1a5-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_8cd1a5-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_8cd1a5-82\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-if-the-riches-of-the-indies-or-the-crowns-of-all-the-kingdom-of-europe-were-laid-at-my-feet-in-exchange-for-my-love-of-reading-i-would-spurn-them-all\">&#8220;If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdom of Europe, were laid at my feet in exchange for my love of reading, I would spurn them all.&#8221;<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-if-the-riches-of-the-indies-or-the-crowns-of-all-the-kingdom-of-europe-were-laid-at-my-feet-in-exchange-for-my-love-of-reading-i-would-spurn-them-all-francois-fenelon\">\u2013 Francois F\u00e9Nelon<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn\u2019t know how to read.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Benjamin Franklin <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-we-read-to-know-we-re-not-alone-william-nicholson\">\u201cWe read to know we\u2019re not alone.\u201d <br>\u2013 <strong>William Nicholson<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id87273_0907f1-db > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_0907f1-db > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_0907f1-db > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id87273_0907f1-db > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_0907f1-db > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_0907f1-db > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id87273_0907f1-db alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column87273_6a95b4-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_6a95b4-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_6a95b4-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_6a95b4-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_6a95b4-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_6a95b4-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_6a95b4-24{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_6a95b4-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_6a95b4-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_6a95b4-24\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-9.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-9.png?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Reading Outside\" class=\"wp-image-86740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-9.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-9.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-9.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-9.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-9.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-9.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-9.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-9.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_85c8f8-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_85c8f8-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_85c8f8-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_85c8f8-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_85c8f8-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_85c8f8-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_85c8f8-bf{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_85c8f8-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_85c8f8-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_85c8f8-bf\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-a-library-we-are-surrounded-by-many-hundreds-of-dear-friends-imprisoned-by-an-enchanter-in-paper-and-leathern-boxes\">&#8220;In a library we are surrounded by many hundreds of dear friends imprisoned by an enchanter in paper and leathern boxes.&#8221;<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-in-a-library-we-are-surrounded-by-many-hundreds-of-dear-friends-imprisoned-by-an-enchanter-in-paper-and-leathern-boxes-ralph-waldo-emerson\">\u2013 Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep, for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as the latter.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Paxton Hood <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-if-you-believe-everything-you-read-better-not-read-japanese-proverb\">&#8220;If you believe everything you read, better not read.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Japanese proverb<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id87273_eb5c6c-25 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_eb5c6c-25 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_eb5c6c-25 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id87273_eb5c6c-25 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_eb5c6c-25 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_eb5c6c-25 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id87273_eb5c6c-25 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column87273_6593b3-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_6593b3-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_6593b3-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_6593b3-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_6593b3-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_6593b3-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_6593b3-22{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_6593b3-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_6593b3-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_6593b3-22\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-10.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-10.png?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Reading in Leaves\" class=\"wp-image-86741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-10.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-10.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-10.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-10.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-10.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-10.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-10.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-10.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_093d00-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_093d00-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_093d00-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_093d00-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_093d00-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_093d00-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_093d00-16{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_093d00-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_093d00-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_093d00-16\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-keep-reading-it-s-one-of-the-most-marvelous-adventures-that-anyone-can-have\">\u201cKeep reading. It\u2019s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.\u201d <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-keep-reading-it-s-one-of-the-most-marvelous-adventures-that-anyone-can-have-lloyd-alexander\">\u2013 Lloyd Alexander&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.&#8221;<br>\u2013 James Russell Lowell <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-classic-a-book-which-people-praise-and-don-t-read-mark-twain\">\u201c\u2018Classic\u2019 \u2013 a book which people praise and don\u2019t read.\u201d <br>\u2013 Mark Twain<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id87273_1e1db1-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_1e1db1-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_1e1db1-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id87273_1e1db1-21 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_1e1db1-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_1e1db1-21 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id87273_1e1db1-21 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column87273_4483ce-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_4483ce-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_4483ce-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_4483ce-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_4483ce-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_4483ce-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_4483ce-a0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_4483ce-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_4483ce-a0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_4483ce-a0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/priscilla-du-preez-iA-YMIV6GoM-unsplash-copy.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/priscilla-du-preez-iA-YMIV6GoM-unsplash-copy.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Book in the Lap\" class=\"wp-image-86750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/priscilla-du-preez-iA-YMIV6GoM-unsplash-copy.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/priscilla-du-preez-iA-YMIV6GoM-unsplash-copy.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/priscilla-du-preez-iA-YMIV6GoM-unsplash-copy.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/priscilla-du-preez-iA-YMIV6GoM-unsplash-copy.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/priscilla-du-preez-iA-YMIV6GoM-unsplash-copy.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/priscilla-du-preez-iA-YMIV6GoM-unsplash-copy.jpeg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/priscilla-du-preez-iA-YMIV6GoM-unsplash-copy.jpeg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/priscilla-du-preez-iA-YMIV6GoM-unsplash-copy.jpeg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/priscilla-du-preez-iA-YMIV6GoM-unsplash-copy.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/priscilla-du-preez-iA-YMIV6GoM-unsplash-copy.jpeg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_424394-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_424394-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_424394-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_424394-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_424394-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_424394-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_424394-a4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_424394-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_424394-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_424394-a4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-declare-after-all-there-is-no-enjoyment-like-reading-how-much-sooner-one-tires-of-any-thing-than-of-a-book-when-i-have-a-house-of-my-own-i-shall-be-miserable-if-i-have-not-an-excellent-library\">\u201cI declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! &#8212; When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.\u201d<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-i-declare-after-all-there-is-no-enjoyment-like-reading-how-much-sooner-one-tires-of-any-thing-than-of-a-book-when-i-have-a-house-of-my-own-i-shall-be-miserable-if-i-have-not-an-excellent-library-jane-austen\">\u2015&nbsp;<strong>Jane Austen<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Katherine Mansfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-what-is-written-without-effort-is-in-general-read-without-pleasure-samuel-johnson\">&#8220;What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Samuel Johnson <\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id87273_ea24c1-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_ea24c1-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_ea24c1-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id87273_ea24c1-f6 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_ea24c1-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_ea24c1-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id87273_ea24c1-f6 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit 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kadence-column87273_fc759c-6a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MP900439488-copy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MP900439488-copy.jpg?resize=697%2C697&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Reading Girl\" class=\"wp-image-86749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MP900439488-copy.jpg?w=697&amp;ssl=1 697w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MP900439488-copy.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MP900439488-copy.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MP900439488-copy.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MP900439488-copy.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MP900439488-copy.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MP900439488-copy.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_64321e-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_64321e-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_64321e-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_64321e-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_64321e-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_64321e-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_64321e-4f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_64321e-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_64321e-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_64321e-4f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-man-who-doesn-t-read-good-books-has-no-advantage-over-the-man-who-can-t-read-them\">&#8220;The man who doesn\u2019t read good books has no advantage over the man who can\u2019t read them.&#8221;<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-the-man-who-doesn-t-read-good-books-has-no-advantage-over-the-man-who-can-t-read-them-mark-twain\">\u2013 Mark Twain <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I must say that I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a book.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Groucho Marx<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-the-book-to-read-is-not-the-one-which-thinks-for-you-but-the-one-which-makes-you-think-unknown\">&#8220;The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Unknown<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id87273_2e6be9-72 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_2e6be9-72 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_2e6be9-72 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id87273_2e6be9-72 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_2e6be9-72 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_2e6be9-72 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id87273_2e6be9-72 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column87273_41dc23-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_41dc23-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_41dc23-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_41dc23-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_41dc23-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_41dc23-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_41dc23-6b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_41dc23-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_41dc23-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_41dc23-6b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-16.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-16.png?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Morning Devotions\" class=\"wp-image-86747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-16.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-16.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-16.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-16.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-16.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-16.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-16.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-16.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_93ccde-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_93ccde-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_93ccde-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_93ccde-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_93ccde-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_93ccde-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_93ccde-f8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_93ccde-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_93ccde-f8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_93ccde-f8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-can-never-get-a-cup-of-tea-large-enough-or-a-book-long-enough-to-suit-me\">\u201cYou can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.\u201d<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-you-can-never-get-a-cup-of-tea-large-enough-or-a-book-long-enough-to-suit-me-c-s-lewis\">\u2015&nbsp;<strong>C.S. Lewis<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A library is thought in cold storage.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Herbert Samuel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-books-are-a-uniquely-portable-magic-nbsp-stephen-king\">\u201cBooks are a uniquely portable magic.\u201d<br>\u2015&nbsp;<strong>Stephen King<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id87273_755641-55 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_755641-55 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_755641-55 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id87273_755641-55 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_755641-55 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_755641-55 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id87273_755641-55 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column87273_cd1dcc-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_cd1dcc-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_cd1dcc-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_cd1dcc-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_cd1dcc-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_cd1dcc-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_cd1dcc-62{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_cd1dcc-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_cd1dcc-62 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_cd1dcc-62\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adult-blank-book-bindings-698928-copy-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adult-blank-book-bindings-698928-copy-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Reading Girl\" class=\"wp-image-86748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adult-blank-book-bindings-698928-copy-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adult-blank-book-bindings-698928-copy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adult-blank-book-bindings-698928-copy-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adult-blank-book-bindings-698928-copy-2.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adult-blank-book-bindings-698928-copy-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adult-blank-book-bindings-698928-copy-2.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adult-blank-book-bindings-698928-copy-2.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adult-blank-book-bindings-698928-copy-2.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adult-blank-book-bindings-698928-copy-2.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/adult-blank-book-bindings-698928-copy-2.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_694a15-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_694a15-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_694a15-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_694a15-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_694a15-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_694a15-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_694a15-dd{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_694a15-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_694a15-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_694a15-dd\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-don-t-have-to-burn-books-to-destroy-a-culture-just-get-people-to-stop-reading-them\">\u201cYou don&#8217;t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.\u201d<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-you-don-t-have-to-burn-books-to-destroy-a-culture-just-get-people-to-stop-reading-them-ray-bradbury\">\u2015&nbsp;<strong>Ray Bradbury<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Books had instant replay long before televised sports.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Bert Williams \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-8-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-decorating-consists-mostly-of-building-enough-bookshelves-anna-quindlen\">&#8220;Decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.&#8221;<br>\u2013 Anna Quindlen<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id87273_59045d-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id87273_59045d-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id87273_59045d-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id87273_59045d-0d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_59045d-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id87273_59045d-0d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id87273_59045d-0d alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column87273_542548-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_542548-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_542548-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_542548-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_542548-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_542548-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_542548-6b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_542548-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_542548-6b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_542548-6b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-15.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-15.png?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Stack of Books\" class=\"wp-image-86746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-15.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-15.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-15.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-15.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-15.png?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-15.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-15.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Reading-Quotes-15.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column87273_7f923a-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column87273_7f923a-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column87273_7f923a-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column87273_7f923a-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column87273_7f923a-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column87273_7f923a-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column87273_7f923a-90{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column87273_7f923a-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column87273_7f923a-90 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column87273_7f923a-90\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-no-book-is-really-worth-reading-at-the-age-of-ten-which-is-not-equally-and-often-far-more-worth-reading-at-the-age-of-fifty-and-beyond\">\u201cNo book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally \u2013 and often far more \u2013 worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.\u201d<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-no-book-is-really-worth-reading-at-the-age-of-ten-which-is-not-equally-and-often-far-more-worth-reading-at-the-age-of-fifty-and-beyond-c-s-lewis\">\u2015&nbsp;<strong>C.S. Lewis<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Scroll-Reading.png?resize=757%2C216&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3133\" title=\"Scroll - Reading\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Scroll-Reading.png?w=757&amp;ssl=1 757w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Scroll-Reading.png?resize=600%2C171&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Scroll-Reading.png?resize=300%2C85&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Scroll-Reading.png?resize=250%2C71&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-want-more-help-nurturing-your-child-s-inner-bookworm\">Want more help nurturing your child&#8217;s inner bookworm?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Then get our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/product\/reading-rewards-print-pack\/\">Reading Rewards Print Pack<\/a>! 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