When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue-you sell him a whole new life. Love and friendship and humor and ships at sea by night- there's all heaven and earth in a book, a real book I mean.
Christopher Morley

A truly great book is a tale to the simple, a parable to the wise, and a direct revalation of reality to a man who has made it a part of his being.
John Middleton Murray

A good reader is one who has imagination, memory, a dictionary, and some artistic sense.
Vladmir Nabokov

Study for me has been the sovereign remedy against all the disappointments of life. I have never known any trouble that an hour's reading would not dissipate.
Baron De Montesquieu

A book is the only place where you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear of it going off in your face.
Edward P. Morgan

For those of you wondering.....( as I often am)...

Many of you know that I am attending College this Fall, but you may not know what for.( You also may not ever hear from me once I get there!) Since I can remember, Art has been my major gift, or, talent. I do praise the Lord for it, and try to use it for Him. So, I will be majoring in Fine Arts, with an emphasis in Art ( there are other emphasis'), and minoring in theater( another intrest of mine, especially the costuming aspect). God blessed me with a scholarship for Art and in Choral Music, etc.( those auditions are NIGHTMARES).
Maybe I'm saying all this to say: If you are wondering what God will do and accomplish in with your life, look at the gifts He has given. It can often give some insight, and He didn't give you a passion in a certain area for nothing! He enables.
Thanks, those of you who have encouraged me and prayed for me, and do not stop anytime soon! I'll need all the prayer I can get, as I am attending a private, but not Christian, University.I truly want to be a light!( Not many people listen to artists, but they have to see them!)

In other news:
Today I was looking for a Michael Crawford CD, but my search was no success, so I bought a Sarah Brightman CD( It's kinda opera-ish). Tonight, as we were coming home from Vacation Bible School I forced my siblings to hear it at a red light. We looked over to see a truckload of true orange-blooded Tennesseans, if you know what I mean, with their windows down.Then the bright idea popped into our heads to turn the music all the way up and roll our windows down. My brother, who was driving, was frolicing/dancing/galloping/driving ( don't try this at home kids). Needless to say the Tennesseans were shocked out of their minds, but I think we got the biggest kick out of it. We laughed all the way home!( In Addition: My niece was screaming SPRITE! SPRITE! at the Taco Bell drive-thru, which made our little trip extra special)

Remember: All you need is Love!