Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an...
How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.
It is as hard to see one's self as to look backwards without turning around.
—Kelsie Leverich in The Valentine’s Arrangement
Love is when you don't have to be with another person to touch their heart!