John CrowleyIf you know how to read, the World of Books is open to you, after all; and if you like to read, you'll read. If you don't, you'll forget whatever anybody makes you read, anyway.
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If you know how to read, the World of Books is open to you, after all; and if you like to read, you'll read. If you don't, you'll forget whatever anybody makes you read, anyway. It doesn't matter what anyone tells you; it's your own choice whether or not to read. If you want to believe it's because your parents or teachers made you do it, well, that's fine.
But if you want to read instead of believing everything they say, then make it your own choice. And if they make fun of you for reading, just ignore them and continue reading. After all, "if they can laugh at me while I'm laughing at myself," as George Bernard Shaw put it.
Source: Little, Big
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