Rebecca Caudill > Quotes

“The first essential in any book is that it have something significant to say --a book that leaves the reader with bigger ideas than when he began reading - that stimulates his thinking, stretches his mind, deepens his feelings. A good book sticks to your ribs.”
― Rebecca Caudill

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― Rebecca Caudill, Schoolhouse in the Woods

“A body couldn't kill freedom any more than he could kill a tree if it had good, strong roots growing...No matter what passed over the land and possessed the people, you couldn't kill freedom if somebody gave it uncommon good care.”
― Rebecca Caudill, Tree of Freedom

“A Tree of Freedom's apt to grow bitter fruit...Sometimes mighty costly fruit.”
― Rebecca Caudill, Tree of Freedom

“Sometimes freedom's like a light you have to keep a-tendin', day in, day out...Nobody tries specially to blow it out. But it gets dimmer and dimmer if somebody ain't always tendin' the oil.”
― Rebecca Caudill, Tree of Freedom

“Wherever people are chained, there'll come a chance some day to break the chains, I reckon.”
― Rebecca Caudill, Tree of Freedom

“With all the blue ethereal sky,”
― Rebecca Caudill, Schoolroom in the Parlor

“belongs.”
― Rebecca Caudill, Schoolhouse in the Woods