Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible.
They are the engines of change, windows on the world, "Lighthouses" as the
poet said "erected in the sea of time." They are companions, teachers,
magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind, Books are humanity in
print. -Arthur Schopenhauer

We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same. -Carlos Castenada