I live for knowledge.

To be at home in the presence of others is not necessarily to like them (nor is it necessarily to condone their characters or their actions), but it is to recognize them as beings who are like us even in their unlikeableness.

In boxing, kicking one's opponent is not allowed.

When Susan said good-night and they outened the lights and headed to their respective rooms, Lettie found her most treasured book of poems.