Ms. Rokaw

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It is better to be taught to think critically than to be told on what to believe.”
― Christopher Paolini, Eldest

“One must always be careful of books,' said Tessa, 'and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.'

'I'm not sure a book has ever changed me,' said Will. 'Well there is one volume that promises to teach one how to turn oneself into an entire flock of sheep-'

'Only the very weak minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry,' said Tessa, determined not to let him run wildly off with the conversation.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
― Jorge Luis Borges