"We must acquaint the youth to the realities of the world... we must tell them that millions of people around the world have no access to drinking water."

“Sacredness grew like a pearl, sometimes around the most unlikely bits of grit.”

Source : S. M. Stirling (2012). “Lord of Mountains: A Novel of the Change”, p.23, Penguin

“It is either easy or impossible.”

“Not understanding anything is terrible, because I communicate very much in my real life.”

Source : "Spanglish actress talent translates well" by Hugh Hart, www.sfgate.com. December 12, 2004.

“Exposing students to lots of books and positive reading experiences while building a network of other readers who support each other provides students with tools that last beyond the classroom setting.”

Source : Donalyn Miller (2013). “Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer's Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits”, p.101, John Wiley & Sons

“You cannot say 'no' to the people you love, not often. That's the secret. And then when you do, it has to sound like a 'yes'. Or you have to make them say 'no.' You have to take time and trouble.”

“Zingers should glow with intelligence as well as drip with contempt.”

“I hump the wild to take it all in, there is no bag limit on happiness.”

“The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be.”

Source : Horace Bushnell (1858). “Sermons for the new life”, p.259