Whenever I travel anywhere, Im constantly asked if Im Swedish. Its the burden of most Norwegians. The Swedes have just got a better publicity agent, I think. – Christopher Heyerdahl
While the spoken word can travel faster, you cant take it home in your hand. Only the written word can be absorbed wholly at the convenience of the reader. – Kingman Brewster, Jr.
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