The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it.
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A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.
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Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.
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The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesn't deserve it, give it to him anyhow.
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