Ms. Abel

“I will not play at tug o' war.
I'd rather play at hug o' war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses,
And everyone grins,
And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins.”
― Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends

“Tolle, lege: take up and read.”
― St. Augustine, Confessions

“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
― Ernest Hemingway

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain