“You're something between a dream and a miracle.”

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to...”

“At painful times, when composition is impossible and reading is not enough, grammars and dictionaries are excellent for distraction.”

“Books, books, books! I had found the secret of a garret room Piled high with cases in my father’s name; Piled high, packed large,--where, creeping in and out Among the giant fossils of my pa...”