When one came to know them it was surprising how childish grown people could be.

If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch that makes a carpet wear, gives it its life and bloom.

The motto was 'Pax', but the word was set in a circle of thorns.

When you learn to read you will be born again...and you will never be quite so alone again.

"It is My own peace I give unto you." Not, notice, the world's peace.

The stitch of a book is its words.