“Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.”

“Action and blood now get the game. Disdain treads on the peaceful name.”

“Education is that process by which thought is opened out of the soul, and, associated with outward . . . things, is reflected back upon itself, and thus made conscious of its reality and shape. It ...”

“The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence.”

“All unrest is but the struggle of the soul to reassure herself of her inborn immortality.”

“We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our failures were successes.”

“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”

“Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's any less true.”

“Oh, Sweetie. No one ever gets through their TBR list. For every book you finish, you'll add five more. That's just the way it works.”

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”