- Dr. Alice Howland: I need something to read.
- Dr. John Howland: I thought you were reading "Moby Dick".
- Dr. Alice Howland: Yeah, I was. But I got tired of reading the same page over and over again. I can't focus.
- Dr. John Howland: Well, that happens to me when I read "Moby Dick" too.
Julianne Moore - Dr. Alice Howland
Alec Baldwin - Dr. John Howland

“- Rick O'Connell: The Book of the Dead? Are you sure you want to be playing around with this thing?
- Evelyn Carnahan: It's just a book. No harm ever came from... reading a book.”
Brendan Fraser - Rick O'Connell
Rachel Weisz - Evelyn Carnahan

“Tell me the truth. Does anybody actually finish a book once they have formed an opinion of it?”
Sarah Jessica Parker - Sarah Geldhart

“- Hank Grotowski: Let's get this over quick.
- Minister: Is there a passage you'd like me to read?
- Hank Grotowski: No, all I wanna hear is dirt hit that box.”
Billy Bob Thornton - Hank Grotowski
John Wilmot - Minister

“- Griffen Grayson: Have you ever read any Judy Blume books? … Have you ever read any books?
- Scott: Does 'Sports Illustrated' count?”
Austin Nichols - Griffen Grayson
Billy Aaron Brown - Scott