Nothing ever invented provides such sustenance, such infinite reward for time spent, as a good book.

...Had proven himself a leader of remarkable ability, a man not only of enterprising ideas, but with the staying power to carry them out.

Read. Read every chance you get. Read to keep growing. Read history. Read poetry. Read for pure enjoyment. Read a book called Life on a Little Known Planet. It's about insects. It will make you feel better.

Books can change your life. Some of the most influential people in our lives are characters we meet in books.

Yes, this is a dangerous time. Yes, this is a time full of shadows and fear. But we have been through worse before and we have faced more difficult days before. We have shown courage and determination, and skillful and inventive and courageous and committed responses to crisis before.

Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives. - John Adams

Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard.