Most people don’t believe something can happen until it already has. That’s not stupidity or weakness, that’s just human nature.
From World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks, 2006.
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A Room Without Windows: Horace Mann
“A house without books is like a room without windows.”
I feel a special connection with Mann since he served as the first president of my alma mater, Antioch College.
Windows serve two functions:
- To let in light.
- To allow us to see out.
Antioch filled those roles for me wonderfully.
Books Make Me: Emerson
I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.
David L. Haase 