I… was seized very early with a passion for literature, which has been the ruling passion of my life, and the great source of my enjoyments. – David Hume (1712–1776)
The object of literature is to make man a wiser and happier being. The poet makes us happy because he tells us how we may become so. – Charles Lanman, “Thoughts on Literature,” 1840
Mr. Arthur Ashe, he was good. I read some of his books. He knew about everything, but he was real quiet and didnt talk much. I never met him. – Mike Tyson
