... always keep in mind that an article of faith is not something that the faithful assume. Faith, for those who have it, is the most certain form of knowledge, not a tentative opinion.

True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.

The complexities of adult life get in the way of the truth.

The student can read as fast as his mind will let him, not as slow as his eyes make him.

Don't try to resist the effect that a work of imaginative literature has on you.

The reader who fails to ponder, or at least mark, the words he does not understand is headed for disaster.

From your point of view as a reader, therefore, the most important words are those that give you trouble.

Most of us are addicted to non-active reading. The outstanding fault of the non-active or undemanding reader is his inattention to words, and his consequent failure to come to terms with the author.

The mind can atrophy, like the muscles, if it is not used.

In short, we can only learn from our "betters".

What reaches the heart without going through the mind is likely to bounce back and put the mind out of business.

Life seeks for willing soul. You can be the one.

Every night before I turn out the lights to sleep I ask myself this question: Have I done everything that I can.... Have I done enough?

As you age naturally, your family shows more and more on your face. If you deny that, you deny your heritage.

Fighting aging is like the War on Drugs. It's expensive, does more harm than good, and has been proven to never end.

Happiness is the utilization of one's talents along lines of excellence.

We Pisces, we're a special breed.

Criticism can bother you, but you should be more bothered if there’s no criticism. That means you’re too safe

The movie theater is never going away. If that was a case why are there still restaurants? People still have kitchens in their home!

In war you lose your sense of the definite, hence your sense of truth itself, and therefore it's safe to say that in a war story nothing is ever absolutely true.

It's not hard to draw from within yourself to play someone protective of her daughter. I have animals and I'm a daughter, sister, wife, aunt and friend, and I can be fiercely protective.