"Most of us know what we should..." - Quote by C S Lewis

“To every man, in his acquaintance with a new art, there comes a moment when that which before was meaningless first lifts, as it were, one corner of the curtain that hides its mystery, and reveals, in a burst of delight which later and fuller understanding can hardly ever equal, one glimpse of the indefinite possibilities within.”

“Everything is as good or bad as our opinion makes it.”

“And he writhed inside at what seemed the cruelty and unfairness of the demand. He had not yet learned that if you do one good deed your reward usually is to do another and harder and better one.”

“A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. An old book smells like ancient Egypt.”

“You have to be a speedy reader 'cause there's so, so much to read!”

“Every time I read a Jane Austen novel, I feel like a bartender at the gates of heaven.”

“...and knowledge is one of the finest attributes of man - though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.”

“I find more and more executives less and less well informed about the outside world, if only because they believe that the data on the computer printouts are ipso facto information.”

“Mysterious in the light of day, nature retains her veil, despite our clamours: That which she does not willingly display cannot be wrenched from her with levers, screws and hammers.”