There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheGood children's literature appeals not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheProfoundness, genius, spontaneity, merit, nobility, ingenuity, voice propriety, feeling, discernment, sensibility, good taste, great tone, rightness, courtliness, vivacity, boldness, style, freshness, harmony, perfection, imagination, purity, correctness. The greatest writer of all times. God's most astonishing creation.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe