My father brought me a box of books once when I was about three and a half or four. I remember the carton they were in and the covers with illustrations by Newell C. Wyeth.
Paula FoxPeople steal into one's consciousness and occupy what seems, in retrospect, to have been their place all along.
Paula FoxWhen I had a few francs, I spent them at a cafรฉ on the Place de Longchamps, a block or so from my pension, where I could order a glass of Beaujolais and a plate of string beans in vinaigrette for the equivalent of fifteen cents.
Paula FoxWhen you read to a child, when you put a book in a child's hands, you are bringing that child news of the infinitely varied nature of life. You are an awakener.
Paula Fox