And the old woman who had been the prince’s nurse became nurse to the prince’s children – at least she was called so; though she was far too old to do anything for them but love them. Yet she still thought that she was useful, and knew that she was happy. And happy, indeed, were the prince and princess, who in due time became king and queen, and lived and ruled long and prosperously. Andrew Lang
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  1. You can cover a great deal of country in books.
  2. Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who really care for books read all of them. There is no other course.
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  5. In literature, as in love, one can only speak for himself.
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