Once I knew the depth where no hope was and darkness lay on the face of all things. Then love came and set my soul free.

What do I consider a teacher should be? One who breathes life into knowledge so that it takes new form in progress and civilization.

Literature is my Utopia

What could be worse than being born without sight? Being born with sight and no vision.

For my part, I wish, with Mr. Howells, that the literature of the past might be purged of all that is ugly and barbarous in it, although I should object as much as any one to having these great works weakened or falsified.

Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.

When one comes to think of it, there are no such things as divine, immutable, or inalienable rights. Rights are things we get when we are strong enough to make good our claim on them.