"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one."
— George R.R. Martin
A Reader Lives A Thousand Lives
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.
About this quote
This quote is spoken by Jojen Reed, not Tyrion Lannister, in A Dance with Dragons (2011) by George R.R. Martin — the fifth book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series. Jojen says it to Bran Stark during their journey together, connecting the greenseer's ability to inhabit many lives through visions to the experience of a devoted reader. It has since become one of the most widely cited quotations from Martin's work.
Source
A Dance with Dragons