Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier.
To children childhood holds no particular advantage.
Over and over again mediocrity is promoted because real worth isn't to be found.
"Life is easier than you'd think; all that is necessary is to accept the impossible, do without the indispensable, and bear the intolerable."
"In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular."