Whether you are trying to inspire a reluctant reader or make a young bookworm in your life feel less alone, you will find an amazing reading quote here for the kids in your life. These are quotes that can be scribbled into a card or hung on the wall. They can be collected in a book of quotations or read out loud. Here are 15 inspiring reading quotes for kids! I hope they help ignite a lifelong love of reading in the young people around you, because there really is no better gift, in my humble opinion. 13. “A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.” —Madeleine L’Engle 4. “That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” —Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake 7. “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” —Toni Morrison 10. “Sleep is good, he said, and books are better.” —George R.R. Martin 14. “Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood.” —John Green