World Book and Copyright Day 2022: History, significance, theme and quotes

Books have an important role to play (Source: Representative image/Pexels)

UNESCO notes that “storytelling is an incredibly effective tool when it comes to educating younger generations”. “Indeed, books are vital vehicles to access, transmit and promote education, science, culture, and information worldwide.”

Theme

The theme for World Book and Copyright Day 2022 is “Read, so you never feel low”.

The motive is to enhance the scope of reading.

This year, the Mexican city of Guadalajara is taking up the mantle of World Book Capital, with a year-long programme that focuses on the role of books and reading in triggering social change, combating violence, and building a culture of peace.

Here are some inspiring quotes that you can share with your friends and family to inspire them to read books.

*A room without books is like a body without a soul – Marcus Tullius Cicero

*There is no friend as loyal as a book – Ernest Hemingway

*You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me – C S Lewis

*If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all – Oscar Wilde

*If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it -Toni Morrison

*I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book – J K Rowling

*If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking – Haruki Murakami

*The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night. – Isabel Allende

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