I grew up in a bookless house - my parents didn't read poetry, so if I hadn't had the chance to experience it at school I'd never have experienced it. But I loved English, and I was very lucky in that I had inspirational English teachers, Miss Scriven and Mr. Walker, and they liked us to learn poems by heart, which I found I loved doing.
Copy QuoteKeep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.
Copy Quote View & ShareStart by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
Copy Quote View & ShareWe must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
Copy Quote View & ShareThousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Copy Quote View & ShareIf I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
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