A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.

Author: Carl Sandburg

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Nothing happens unless first we dream.

One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.

Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who were willing to fail are the dangers and splendors of life.

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.

The biggest seller is cookbooks, and the second is diet books – how not to eat what you’ve just learned how to cook.

You have to be a speedy reader because there’s so so much to read.

You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.

You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.