Remember, a book is always a gift.
“Don't be a martyr to your imagination.”
“He wanted to limit me to his own investigation of who I was . . .”
“nights and days came and passedand summer and winterand the sun and the windand the rain.and it was good to be a little islanda part of the worldand a world of its ownall surrounded by the bright b...”
“When you drop a glass or a plate to the ground it makes a loud crashing sound. When a window shatters a table leg breaks or when a picture falls off the wall it makes a noise. But as for your heart...”
“A good friend of mine once said, "I have never met a bigot who was a reader as a child.”
“Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books.”
“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”
“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books”
“The earth offers gift after giftlife and the living of it, light and the return of it, the growing things, the roaring things, fire and nightmares, falling water and the wisdom of friends, forgiven...”
“The greatest gift you can ever give another person is your own happiness”
“The greatest gift of life is being wealthy with happiness.”
