Lisa Lucas Quotes

There were books everywhere in my house. Books were very present. I just loved books. I never understood reading as anything but a pleasurable activity from a very young age.

For a long time, I worked in film and theater, but reading started when I was much younger. I was always a reader.

There are moments where we don't understand the world we live in - where we don't understand our own lives, our sadness or our joy.

Learning from books is so empowering - whether it be from history, a novel or a poem. When you come away from reading having learned something, you yourself are bigger.

I believe we should be championing the work of women. I believe we should be championing the work of people who have been marginalized. That's who I am. How can I not believe in that?