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Gentle words, quiet words, are after all the most powerful words. They are more convincing, more compelling, more prevailing.
Gentle words, quiet words, are after all the most powerful words. They are more convincing, more compelling, more prevailing.
We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we keep. The dead very often read more
We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we keep. The dead very often have more power than the living.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
It is very perplexing how an intrepid frontier people, who fought a wilderness, floods, tornadoes, and the Rockies, cower before read more
It is very perplexing how an intrepid frontier people, who fought a wilderness, floods, tornadoes, and the Rockies, cower before criticism, which is regarded as a malignant tumor in the imagination.
Critics are usually kinder to cheaper movies than to those they perceive to be big Hollywood releases. They cut you read more
Critics are usually kinder to cheaper movies than to those they perceive to be big Hollywood releases. They cut you a lot more slack if you spend less money, which makes no sense.
Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on read more
Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.
Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends.
Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends.