Books have their idiosyncrasies as well as people, and will not show me their full beauties unless the place and time in which they are read suits them.

What a blessing it is to love books.

What a blessing it is to love books. Everybody must love something, and I know of no objects of love that give such substantial and unfailing returns as books and a garden.

I want to be as idle as I can, so that my soul may have time to grow.

I'm so glad I didn't die on the various occasions I have earnestly wished I might, for I would have missed a lot of lovely weather.

I am a Smedry, and we do ridiculous, unexpected, eccentric things like this all the time! Ha-ha!

You don't have any weaknesses.""I have one." He glanced at her.

Let us savour the swift delights of the most beautiful of our days!

Enthusiasm is something so positive.

I think Lindsay Kemp really introduced me to the work of Jean Genet, and through that, I kind of kept re-educating myself about other prose writers and poets.

Nobody understands your life, but you.

That's a very privileged job and I love it with all my heart. I'm planning on playing my best volleyball to date throughout 2016 and certainly during the Olympics.

The problem with using C++ ... is that there's already a strong tendency in the language to require you to know everything before you can do anything.

It is of great importance to me to be an example for young people of my country.

Inspirational and will challenge readers to get involved in the lives of others to make a difference. Thank you for sharing your wonderful insight and encouragement.