It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
Edmund Burke, 1728 – 1797
A good book can teach you about the world and about yourself. You learn more than how to read better; you also learn more about life. You become wiser. Not just more knowledgeable — books that provide nothing but information can produce that result. But wiser, in the sense that you are more deeply aware of the great and enduring truths of human life.
Mortimer J. Adler, 1902 – 2001
Even an ice cream parlor — a definite advantage — does not alleviate the sorrow I feel for a town lacking a bookstore.
Natalie Goldberg
It’s the hardest thing to be alone in being satisfied with what one’s done
Claude Monet, 1840 – 1926