Famous quotes containing the words tracy, comic and/or book:
“The worst thing about it is you don’t even know if you’re doing something wrong.”
—Christine Zajac, U.S. fifth-grade teacher. As quoted in Among Schoolchildren, “Awakening” section, part 3, by Tracy Kidder (1989)
“The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.”
—Umberto Eco (b. 1932)
“Common sense should tell us that reading is the ultimate weapon—destroying ignorance, poverty and despair before they can destroy us. A nation that doesn’t read much doesn’t know much. And a nation that doesn’t know much is more likely to make poor choices in the home, the marketplace, the jury box and the voting booth...The challenge, therefore, is to convince future generations of children that carrying a book is more rewarding than carrying guns.”
—Jim Trelease (20th century)