Peggy

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Dad himself used to tell a story about one time when Mother went off to fill a lecture engagement and left him in charge at home. When Mother returned, she asked him if everything had run smoothly.
Didn't have any trouble except with that one over there,' he replied. 'But a spanking brought him into line.'
Mother could handle any crisis without losing her composure.
That's not one of ours, dear,' she said. 'He belongs next door.”
― Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Cheaper by the Dozen

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain