Mary Beth

“I exist as I am, that is enough,
If no other in the world be aware I sit content,
And if each and all be aware I sit content.
One world is aware, and by the far the largest to me, and that is myself,
And whether I come to my own today or in ten thousand or ten million years,
I can cheerfully take it now, or with equal cheerfulness, I can wait.”
― Walt Whitman

“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
― Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus

“To choose a good book, look in an inquisitor’s prohibited list. ~John Aikin”
― John Aikin

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain