...our enjoyment of the great works of literature depends more upon the depth of our sympathy than upon our understanding.
Helen KellerThe beginning of my life was simple and much like every other little life. I came, I saw, I conquered, as the first baby in the family always does.
Helen KellerWhen you lose your vision, you lose contact with things. When you lose your hearing, you lose contact with people.
Helen KellerIn a word, literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourse of my book-friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness. The things I have learned and the things I have been taught seem of ridiculously little importance compared with their "large loves and heavenly charities.
Helen Keller