Quotes about Learning

I have learned things in the dark that I could never have learned in the light, things that have saved my life over and over again, so that there is really only one logical conclusion. I need darkness as much as I need light.

I learned to write by reading the kind of books I wished I'd written.

I never learn anything from listening to myself.

This came as a strange letdown, to see how the game always went to those who knew the rules without understanding the lesson.

In exchange for his first taste of powdered milk, Pascal showed me a tree we could climb to find a bird's nest. After we handled and examined the pink-skinned baby birds, he popped one of them into his mouth like a jujube. It seemed to please him a lot. He offered a baby bird to me, pantomiming that I should eat it. I understood perfectly well what he meant, but I refused. He did not seem disappointed to have to eat the whole brood himself.

You learn to read so you can identify the reality in which you live, so that you can become a protagonist of history rather than a spectator.

All knowledge measured, first and last, by one's allegiance to the teacher.

Believe this: the mistakes are part of the story

Forgive me, Dellarobia. It's a selfish habit. I never learn anything from listening to myself.

A kid is a terrible thing to be, in charge of nothing. If you get past that and grown, it's easiest to forget about the misery and pretend you knew all along what you were doing.

I'll lead you to the river of knowledge. You can catch your own damn fish.

He reads next to nothing. It might interfere with his knowledge of the universe.