“Each child holds the World in an open hand to mould it into any shape they choose...”

“Is your glass half full or half empty?What do you see when you look in your heart?If you seek to find order in chaosBe sure that you know where to start”

“Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.”

“A long time ago, I opened a book, and this is what I found inside: a whole new world. It isn't the world I live in, although sometimes it looks a lot like it. Sometimes, though, it feels closest to my world when it doesn't look like it at all. That world is enormous, yet it all fits inside an everyday object. I don't have to keep everything I find there, but what I choose to take with me is more precious than anything I own, and there is always more where that came from. The world I found was inside a book, and then that world turned out to be made of even more books, each of which led to yet another world. It goes on forever and ever. At nine I thought I must get to Narnia or die. It would be a long time before I understood that I was already there.”

“If you choose your life's work well, something bewitching can happen through your labors. Each hour you log can be a source of joy.”

“Love? Love is like holding water in your hands. You might have it for a time, but it escapes, leaving you with nothing.”

“He holds her with the strength of a million-man army, but with all the tenderness of her heart lying naked in the palms of his hands.”