Past and present, it is all the same, books are necromancers, they exercise an influence more varied, more lasting, than any magic known to man.
Holbrook JacksonThe possession of a great many things, even the best of things, tends to blind one to the real value of anything.
Holbrook JacksonBooks are never out of humour; never envious or jealous, they answer all questions with readiness; ... they teach us how to live and how to die; they dispel melancholy by their mirth, and amuse by their wit; they prepare the soul to suffer everything and desire nothing; they introduce us to ourselves.
Holbrook Jackson