I love reading. It's an inherited affliction.

My grandfather was an English teacher. He wasn't the kind of English teacher who focuses upon proper grammar and sentence structure but the kind who loves books. Grandpa loved to read, taught his students to love to read, and taught his family to love to read. Every room in his house had at least one bookcase and the basement looked like it could have belonged to the local public library.

Grandpa read to his grandbabies on his lap before we could even speak. We haltingly read to our proud grandfather when we were little children. He beamed when he found out I'd stayed up all night reading on a school night. He chuckled and gave me a hug when he discovered that I had cried at the ending of "Where the Red Fern Grows". He gave me a new book every Christmas, every birthday, and at most major events in my life. Even after his death his books remain a treasured inheritance.

The other night I found that my daughter had stayed up unto four in the morning reading. I knew that Grandpa would have been proud to see another generation of bookworms.

Grandpa left a legacy that I pray continues for many generations to come.

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only the one." - George R.R. Martin.

“Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” – Stephen King

“It’s not that I don’t like people. It’s just that when I’m in the company of others – even my nearest and dearest – there always comes a moment when I’d rather be reading a book.” – Maureen Corrigan

"Evil isn't the real threat to the world. Stupid is just as destructive as Evil, maybe more so, and it's a hell of a lot more common. What we really need is a crusade against Stupid. That might actually make a difference." - Jim Butcher"

Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled "This could change your life." - Helen Exley