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The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.
The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.
The words of the world want to make sentences.
The words of the world want to make sentences.
A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some propriety of felicity justifying the read more
A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some propriety of felicity justifying the intrusion.
I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying read more
I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying you can't do it, and those people have to be ignored.
Yes and No are very short words to say, but we should think for some length of time before saying read more
Yes and No are very short words to say, but we should think for some length of time before saying them.
Some authors should be paid by the quantity NOT written.
Some authors should be paid by the quantity NOT written.
Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.
Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.
Books are men of higher stature; the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear.
Books are men of higher stature; the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear.
Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have.
Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often thinks they have.