A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his frien... - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Some books leave us free and some books make us free."

"The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil."

"Life is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not."

"Tis the good reader that makes the good book."

"There is creative reading as well as creative writing."