Katie Nolan Quotes

“What must I do, Mother, what must I do to make a different world for her? How do I start?” “The secret lies in the reading and the writing. You are able to read. Every day you must read one page from some good book to your child. Every day this must be until the child learns to read. Then she must read every day, I know this is the secret.”

″‘Nonsense,’ said Mama. ‘Old age isn’t such a tragedy. If he was the only old man in the world -- yes. But he has other old men to keep him company.‘”

“If there’s one thing certain, it’s that we all have to get old someday. So get used to the idea as quickly as you can.”

“Old people are not unhappy. They don’t long for the things we want.”