And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.
-William Shakespeare

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
-Jane Austen

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
-Grancho Marx

I am just absolutely convinced that the best formula for giving us peace and preserving the American way of life is freedom, limited government, and minding our own business overseas.
-Ron Paul

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles. And the sweetest on the new ones.
-Ralph Emerson