It was my teacher's genius, her quick sympathy, her loving tact which made the first years of my education so beautiful. It was because she seized the right moment to impart knowledge that made it so pleasant and acceptable to me.

Few pleasures there are indeed without an aftertouch of pain, but that is the preservation which keeps them sweet.

The way forward is simple - just follow Christ!

Burn brightly without burning out. Throw your heart over the fense and the rest will follow. Keep your face to the sunshine and you wont see the shadows

Touch each object as if tomorrow you would never be able to feel anything again.

I am just as deaf as I am blind. The problems of deafness are deeper and more complex, if not more important than those of blindness. Deafness is a much worse misfortune. For it means the loss of the most vital stimulus- the sound of the voice that brings language, sets thoughts astir, and keeps us in the intellectual company of man.

The 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.