Balt Van Tassel was an easy indulgent soul; he loved his daughter better even than his pipe, and, like a reasonable man and an excellent father, let her have her way in everything.
He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart.
One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.
The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.
A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.