The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to you at the moment when you are reading. I do not mean the book that is most i...

What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God and nature take sides with one party. ~ Henry David Thoreau ~

Pussycat Sits on a Chair Pussycat sits on a chair Implacably with acid stare. Those who early loved in vain Use the cat to try again, And te...

Ever drifting down the stream-- Lingering in the golden gleam-- Life, what is it but a dream? ~ Lewis Carroll from Through the Looking-Glass...

We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words. ~ John Fowles ~

Patience and fortitude conquer all things. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ Photo by Carol M. Highsmith courtesy Library of Congress .

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. ~ Roald Dahl ~

This land is your land and this land is my land, sure, but the world is run by those that never listen to music anyway. ~ Bob Dylan ~

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. ~ Harry S. Truman ~

Now and then I may possess Hours of perfect gladsomeness. --Pleased by any random toy; By a kitten's busy joy, ~ William Wordsworth from...

The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book? ~ David Atten...

Write what moves you. Write what interests you. Write what frightens you. Write what thrills you. Take a cue from the poets, bless their und...

I cringe when I hear a teacher talk about a poetry unit. That means they’re going to spend two or three days on poetry and then be done with...

Main Entry: e-waste Part of Speech: n Definition: any discarded electronic or electrical devices or their parts; also called electroni...

It's never too early to start teaching children about places that matter. From art to social studies, lessons that incorporate historic ...

The most common trait of all primitive peoples is a reverence for the life-giving earth, and the Native American shared this elemental ethic...

What mystery is it that lies,     Behind those slits that glare and gleam, ~ Lytton Strachey from "Cat" ~ There have been some MAJ...

The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot. ~ Salvado...

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education. ~ Thomas Jefferson ~ Photo by Nikla...

The fake ID has gone digital, and spread to elementary school. ~ Matt Richtel and Miguel Helft from "Facebook Users Who Are Under Age R...

If dogs could talk it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one. ~ Andy Rooney ~ Photo by gryhrt

~ Eliza Lee Follen ~

Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people---people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the cov...

Once a poet launches a poem like an arrow into the world, it belongs to the reader. ~ Sage Cohen ~ Image courtesy Open Clip Art Library

The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes ~

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations. ~ Paul Cezanne ~ "Stilleben mit offener Schublade...

I always write for the child in me, and she is still in there. ~ Katherine Paterson ~

I believe in Michelangelo, Velasquez, and Rembrandt; in the might of design, the mystery of color, the redemption of all things by Beauty ev...

Perhaps he is a god, or fay. ~ Charles Baudelaire ~ Photo by martisimas

Life is like a box of sardines and we are all looking for the key. ~ Alan Bennett ~ Photo by cygnus921 .

I've decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find ...

A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself. ~ Doug Larson ~ Photo by PinkMoose .

For the first time ever, overweight people outnumber average people in America. Doesn't that make overweight the average then? Last mont...

Music happens to be an art form that transcends language. ~ Herbie Hancock ~ Photo courtesy the Library of Congress .

Among collections whose condition is known, 78% of unbound items, 28% of historic objects, and 20% of digital and online files were at risk ...

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The earth is God's bride--she feeds the living and cherishes the dead. ~ Madagascan proverb ~

Peel your own image from the mirror. Sit. Feast on your life. ~ Derek Walcott from "Love After Love" ~

It seems like a totally gratuitous myth to tell people a giant rabbit comes round at night leaving candy in a haphazard way around the house...

Remember, even monkeys fall out of trees. ~ Korean proverb ~ Photo by judyboo

The real cause of the Revolutionary War was probably a difference of opinion on the subject of humor. In such a discussion between Ben Fran...

A series of psychological studies over the past twenty years has revealed that after spending time in a quiet rural setting, close to nature...

Artists like cats; soldiers like dogs. ~ Desmond Morris ~ Image courtesy Library of Congress .

I think reincarnation is possible. Hopefully, we all get recycled. ~ Christina Ricci ~

The library is a quiet place. Angels and gods huddled In dark unopened books. ~ Charles Simic from "In the Library" ~

A good snapshot stops a moment from running away. ~ Eudora Welty ~

One out of forty American men wears women's clothing. We've had more than forty presidents. One of these guys has been dancing aroun...

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct. ~ Thomas Carlyle ~

No two persons ever read the same book. ~ Edmund Wilson ~

Pussycat sits on a chair Implacably with acid stare. ~ Edward Newman Horn ~ Photo by g0j0

It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it. ~ George W. Bush ~

And I shall whisper my thoughts and fancies As always, From the pages of my books. ~ Amy Lowell from "Penumbra" ~ Image courtesy W...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption bu...

Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable. ~ Grace ...

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft. ~ Henri Matisse ~

Now strikes the midnight hour,          When dolls and toys          Taste human joys, And revel in their power. ~ Florence K. Upton ~