Donna Lundy

“So many disorders of the mind can be traced back to the primordial forest. It is why it is such a unique symbol in fairy tales and myths. Leaving home and entering the Forest is a metaphor for shedding the comforts and traumas of childhood and entering the wilderness of adulthood.”
― Matthew Blake, Anna O

“No matter what his rank or position may be, the lover of books is the richest and the happiest of the children of men.”
― John Alfred Langford

“I have done my utmost to let the events speak for themselves, and if any conclusion was reached, it was that there are no simple lessons in history, that it is human nature that repeats itself, not history. We often learn more about the past from the present, in fact, than the reverse.”
― John Toland, The Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-45

“Reading is a door to personal, spiritual, and intellectual growth as well as a necessity for a secure future in an evolving global economy.”
― Barbara A. Wilson