“Learning never exhausts the mind.”

“Learning to drive is a scary thing for a parent. I had to basically lie to get the keys when I was a kid.”

“The rite of passage of learning to build a fire that will burn all night with one match is not an insignificant one in my husband's family, and I grew up camping and backpacking. I love to camp.”

“Smatterers in learning are the most opinionated.”

“But if somebody dies, if something happens to you, there is a normal process of depression, it is part of being human, and some people view it as a learning experience etc.”

“An humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.”

“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.”

“I am involved with 'Write Girl,' which is such a great organization, because they go into inner city schools and work with underprivileged girls to pair them up with other writers. And it gets them learning to express themselves and become familiar with their own voice. They have a 100% success ratio getting those girls into college.”

“A love of books, of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love of learning.”