“Now what sort of books will he need? There is his imagination to be fed. That, after all, is the crown of every education. The crown - as sound habits of mind and conduct are the throne. No imagination at all is brutality; a base imagination is lust and cowardice; but a noble imagination is God walking the earth again.” ImaginationEducationBooks Book:The Food of the Gods Source: The Food of the Gods
“Most people in this world seem to live "in character"; they have a beginning, a middle, and an end, and the three are congruous one with another and true to the roles of their type.” PeopleReadingBooksClassic LiteratureThe Secret Of Tono Bungay Book:Tono-Bungay Source: Tono-Bungay
“There are occasions when a moralising novelist can merely wring his hands and leave matters to take their course.” WritingStoriesFictionBooksEthicsTragedyNarrativeMoralsNovelsInevitability Book:The Wheels of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll Source: The Wheels of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll
“I have withdrawn myself from the confusion of cities and multitudes, and spend my days surrounded by wise books, bright windows in this life of ours, lit by the shining souls of men.” BooksSolitudeContemplation Book:The Island of Dr. Moreau Source: The Island of Dr. Moreau