I've got a book of poetry by the bed, one of these big collections that goes back to the Greeks and Romans.

On the one hand, it's common sense it's hard to see someone you love get sick or die. People are interconnected and their health is, too.

The Wise (Minstrel or Sage,) out of their books are clay; But in their books, as from their graves they rise. Angels--that, side by side, upon our way, Walk with and warn us!

Familiarity is the most destructive of all iconoclasts.

What ever is the natural propensity of a person is hard to overcome. If a dog were made a king, he would still gnaw at his shoes laces.

Keep strong if possible; in any case, keep cool.

Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too slowly makes one lose one's balance.