The scholar only knows how dear these silent, yet eloquent, companions of pure thoughts and innocent hours become in the season of adversity. When all that is worldly turns to dross around us, these only retain their steady value. – Washington Irving
To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen generations — such is a pleasure beyond compare. – Kenko Yoshida
I was never too keen on the British music press. Theyve called us a supermarket hype, and they used to suggest that we didnt write our own songs. – Freddie Mercury
Beneath fear, a bit of poetry always escapes. Sometimes, a ready soul picks it up and finds a way to transform it into beautiful verses of courage. – Terri Guillemets, “Abandoned treasure,” 2016
