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Literacy Quotes

"Rumi speaks of people who rely upon the written word as sometimes being no more than donkeys laden with books."

"Rumi speaks of people who rely upon the written word as sometimes being no more than donkeys laden with books."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Literacy, Knowledge, Books, Learning, Wisdom

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"A book won't move your eyes for you like TV or a movie does. A book won't move your mind unless you give it your mind, or your heart unless you put your heart in it. It won't do the work for you. To read a good novel well is to follow it, to act it, to feel it, to become it-everything short of writing it, in fact. Reading is a collaboration, an act of participation. No wonder not everybody is up to it."

"A book won't move your eyes for you like TV or a movie does. A book won't move your mind unless you give it your mind, or your heart unless you put your heart in it. It won't do the work for you. To read a good novel well is to follow it, to act it, to feel it, to become it-everything short of writing it, in fact. Reading is a collaboration, an act of participation. No wonder not everybody is up to it."

Ursula K. Le Guin, American Writer

Literacy, Reading, Participation, Effort, Art

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"Ignorance is a knowledge illiteracy."

"Ignorance is a knowledge illiteracy."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Literacy, Ignorance, Knowledge, Truth, Wisdom

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"Illiterate people should only be charged for the photographs, when buying a newspaper."

"Illiterate people should only be charged for the photographs, when buying a newspaper."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Literacy, Truth, Humor, Wisdom, Power

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"Illiteracy is simply the inability to read and write."

"Illiteracy is simply the inability to read and write."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Literacy, Illiteracy, Inability, Reading, Writing

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"Words define us,' Mom continued, as I struggled to make my clumsy marks look like her elegant script. 'We must protect our knowledge and pass it on whenever we can. If we are ever to become a society again, we must teach others how to remain human."

"Words define us,' Mom continued, as I struggled to make my clumsy marks look like her elegant script. 'We must protect our knowledge and pass it on whenever we can. If we are ever to become a society again, we must teach others how to remain human."

Julie Kagawa, American Author

Literacy, Language, Knowledge, Humanity, Teaching

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"Fight against illiteracy."

"Fight against illiteracy."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Literacy, Illiteracy, Fight, Education, Awareness

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"Some read to learn, some to laugh, and some to live."

"Some read to learn, some to laugh, and some to live."

Joyce Rachelle, Filipino Author

Literacy, Reading, Learning, Joy, Life

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"Don't let me get sappy on you, but when you get right down to it, every collection of letters is a magic spell, even if it's a moronic proclamation by the Emperor. Words have their impact, girl. Mind your manners. I may not know how to fly but I know how to read, and that's almost the same thing."

"Don't let me get sappy on you, but when you get right down to it, every collection of letters is a magic spell, even if it's a moronic proclamation by the Emperor. Words have their impact, girl. Mind your manners. I may not know how to fly but I know how to read, and that's almost the same thing."

Gregory Maguire, American Novelist

Literacy, Word, Power, Influence, Truth

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"Don't you think it's better to continue reading than to just close the book?"

"Don't you think it's better to continue reading than to just close the book?"

Rebecca McNutt, Canadian Author

Literacy, Curiosity, Reading, Persistence, Engagement

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"Why is it these days that so many people hate reading? Some people won't even touch a newspaper or magazine. It isn't television that kills reading, or cinema or radio, or even those accursed little things known as video games. People used to read all the time, but when the century shifted subtly, somewhere along the way, people forgot how to imagine. When did it happen? At what point? Who or what is to blame? Maybe it's just because the world has become so cold and scientific and shallow in recent years."

"Why is it these days that so many people hate reading? Some people won't even touch a newspaper or magazine. It isn't television that kills reading, or cinema or radio, or even those accursed little things known as video games. People used to read all the time, but when the century shifted subtly, somewhere along the way, people forgot how to imagine. When did it happen? At what point? Who or what is to blame? Maybe it's just because the world has become so cold and scientific and shallow in recent years."

Rebecca McNutt, Canadian Author

Literacy, Reading, Imagination, Culture, Decline

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"If you can't write, read.If you can't read, walk.Or walk and read, then write."

"If you can't write, read.If you can't read, walk.Or walk and read, then write."

Joyce Rachelle, Filipino Author

Literacy, Learning, Reading, Walking, Writing

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"Has it ever struck you as odd, or unfortunate, that today, when the proportion of literacy is higher than it has ever been, people should have become susceptible to the influence of advertisement and mass propaganda to an extent hitherto unheard of and unimagined?"

"Has it ever struck you as odd, or unfortunate, that today, when the proportion of literacy is higher than it has ever been, people should have become susceptible to the influence of advertisement and mass propaganda to an extent hitherto unheard of and unimagined?"

Dorothy L. Sayers, British Author

Literacy, Propaganda, Media, Influence

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