Only the nonreader fears books.

Humor is anger that was sent to finishing school.

Grandma, how old is she?" "Oh I don't know." Grandma said. "You'd have to cut off her head and count the rings in her neck.

When I read a good book, it's like traveling the world without ever leaving my chair.

September 11 We thought we'd outdistanced history Told our children it was nowhere near; Even when history struck Columbine, It didn't happen here. We took down the maps in the classroom, And when they were safely furled, We told the young what they wanted to hear, That they were immune from a menacing world. But history isn't a folded-up map, Or an unread textbook tome; Now we know history's a fireman's child Waiting at home alone.

Never trust an ugly woman. She's got a grudge against the world,' said Grandma who was no oil painting herself.

Anyone who thinks small towns are friendlier than big cities lives in a big city.