Regularly reading successful language is the easiest way to learn how to be a successful user of effective and sophisticated language. Almost invariably, successful people can use language in effective and sophisticated ways - indeed, it is one of the key reasons for their success. And you know that is so. Sophisticated language can be found in many places, not only novels. If you don't read, you may be limiting your chances at school and in life.
Good readers make good writers - it's as simple as that.
And it's never too late to start. Reading quality literature is an experience that will stay with you forever. Good books can affect you deeply and extend your understanding of the world with its many and varied peoples. You never know - it might become a habit of a lifetime. These two will change your mind.