Tamora Pierce Quotes

To learn to read is to light a fire.

Education is the movement from darkness to light.

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.

to know how to read is to light a lamp in the mind, to release the soul from prison, to open a gate to the universe." from Pavilion of Women page 292

My mum taught me how to read before I went to kindergarden, I always thought that being able to read provided lightness, help to dispel darkness, ignorance and stupidity.

I think for everybody reading can be a solace, illumination, education.

Education brightens a darkened world.

You can't discover light, by analyzing the dark.

To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark.

Even a room which must be dark needs at least a crack of light to know how dark it is.

Ignorance is death, knowledge is life. Life is of very little value, if it is a life in the dark, groping through ignorance and misery.

A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

Reading is the last act of secular prayer.

The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary.

In complete darkness, it is only knowledge and wisdom that separates us.

Knowledge is love and light and vision.

If you can't read, the only thing you can do is enjoy the pictures, not the whole story. Reading is the key to knowledge. Knowledge is the key to understanding. So read on, young man! Read on, young lady!

If you haven't read you don't have the voice. The lack of voice eliminates experience.

Everything I worry about would be better if more people could read, write and comprehend.

I think that books are fundamentally educational.

You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.

People who don't read seem to me mysterious. I don't know how they think or learn about other people. Novels are a very important part of our education.

Read in order to live.