Books are a gateway to endless possibilities. When we read stories, be it fictional or non-fictional, our minds are given a pathway to seeing things from a different perspective. With classical stories, we are transported to tales of whimsical events and grand environments. When reading autobiographies, we get to experience what the author's life was like through their own words. This weekend, you can find countless stories to unravel by visiting the Manila International Book Fair, being held at the SMX Convention Center Manila in Pasay City. Here are some memorable quotes from timeless tales to spark your love of reading.

"Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." - J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"

"Walang mang-aalipin kung walang paaalipin (There would be no enslavers if there were no enslaved)." - Dr. Jose Rizal, "El Filibusterismo"

"When someone does something nice for someone else, I see God. But you can’t give away something you don’t have. So, I try to improve myself daily. When those moments come and I am needed, I’ve worked out my sh*t, and do what we are all here for, which is simply to help other people." - Matthew Perry, "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing"

"Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them." - Frank Herbert, "Dune"

"Beware, for I am fearless, and therefore powerful." - Mary Shelley, "Frankenstein"

"Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what." - Harper Lee, "To Kill a Mockingbird"

"We read because they teach us about people, we can see ourselves in them, in their problems. And by seeing ourselves in them, we clarify ourselves, we explain ourselves to ourselves, so we can live with ourselves." - F. Sionil Jose, "Ermita"

"Those who do not weep, do not see." - Victor Hugo, "Les Misérables"

"In an era of stress and anxiety, when the present seems unstable and the future unlikely, the natural response is to retreat and withdraw from reality, taking recourse either in fantasies of the future or in modified visions of a half-imagined past." - Alan Moore, "Watchmen"

"Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be hurt." - Haruki Murakami, "Norwegian Wood"