All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy... - Anatole France

"You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving."

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan, but also believe!"

"The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads."

"Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have lent me."

"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another."