“Whole scenes of your life slip away forever if you don't put them down in ink.”

“Either you let your life slip away by not doing the things you want to do, or you get up and do them.”

“Oh, and that crown you are wearing …there are no bobby pins to hold it in place, so you must not let anyone get you to put your head down in shame cuz it’s gonna slide right down the front of your face.And neither can you put your nose up in the air cuz it will slip off the back.Just hold it high and steady and wear it forever.”

“Dont put off tommorow what you couldve done today, or you'll end up wasting your whole life away”

“When you sell a man a book you don't sell him just 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue--you sell him a whole new life.”

“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”