"Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves."

"How wonderful, how very wonderful the operations of time, and the changes of the human mind!"

"I have learnt how to live, how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch."

"You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book."

"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child."

"You have to be a speedy reader because there’s so so much to read."