Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.

Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.

A good intention but fixed and resolute - bent on high and holy ends, we shall find means to them read more

A good intention but fixed and resolute - bent on high and holy ends, we shall find means to them on every side and at every moment; and even obstacles and opposition will but make us "like the fabled specter-ships," which sail the fastest in the very teeth of the wind.

I would live to study, and not study to live.

I would live to study, and not study to live.

Beneath the rule of men entirely great, / The pen is mightier than the sword.

Beneath the rule of men entirely great, / The pen is mightier than the sword.

Literature is news that stays news.

Literature is news that stays news.

Literature is mostly about sex and not much about having children; and life is the other way around.

Literature is mostly about sex and not much about having children; and life is the other way around.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you read more

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

People do not deserve to have good writings; they are so pleased with bad.

People do not deserve to have good writings; they are so pleased with bad.

Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right

Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right