“ Each country thinks its school is in a specific crisis, without ever linking the school's crisis to that of the society around it. Daniel Pennac
“ We human beings build houses because we're alive but we write books because we're mortal. We live in groups because we're sociable but we read because we know we're alone. Reading offers a kind of com… Daniel Pennac
“ We keep quiet about what we read. Our enjoyment of a book remains a jealously guarded secret. Perhaps because there`s no need to talk, or because it takes time to distill what we've read before we can… Daniel Pennac
“ Reader's Bill of Rights1. The right to not read 2. The right to skip pages 3. The right to not finish 4. The right to reread 5. The right to read anything 6. The right to escapism 7. The right to read… Daniel Pennac
“ The question isn't whether I have time to read or not (time that nobody will ever give me, by the way), but whether I'll allow myself the pleasure of being a reader. Daniel Pennac
“ But reading is different, reading is something you do. With TV, and cinema for that matter, everything’s handed to you on a plate, nothing has to be worked at, they just spoon-feed you. The picture, t… Daniel Pennac
“ We see that that ritual of reading every evening at the end of the bed when they were so little--set time, set gestures-- was like a prayer. Daniel Pennac
“ Reassured, we left their bedroom without understanding-- or wanting to admit-- that what a child learns first isn't the act but the gestures that accompany the act. And although it may also help them… Daniel Pennac
“ Rather than allowing a book's intelligence to speak through our mouths, we replace it with our own intelligence as we talk about it. Rather than acting as emissary for the book, we become guardians of… Daniel Pennac
“ What we need to understand is that books weren't written so that young people could write essays about them, but so that they could read them if they really wanted to.Knowledge, academic track record,… Daniel Pennac
“ Time to read is always time stolen. (Like time to write, for that matter, or time to love).Stolen from what?From the tyranny of living. Daniel Pennac
“ If reading isn't about communication, it is, in the end, about sharing. But a deferred and fiercely selective kind of sharing. Daniel Pennac
“ Our children start out as good readers and will remain so if the adults around them nourish their enthusiasm instead of trying to prove themselves. If we stimulate their desire to learn before making… Daniel Pennac
“ Lei stesso", Malaussène, "lei stesso"! L'"identità", cos'è questo snobismo? Crede che siamo "noi stessi" intorno a questo tavolo? Essere "se stesso", signore, significa essere il cavallo giusto, al mo… Daniel Pennac
