Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin

“I had books and music and the ocean to swim in.”

— Kim Harrington

“The waves are rough in a sea of adversity. Learning to swim in that setting provides you with one heck of an opportunity.”

— Shandel Slaten

“The first few weeks of school were always surreal, like you landed on an alien planet with strange teachers and unfamiliar classrooms, even though…

— S.M. Stevens

“WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? WHY YOUR FIVE-YEAR-OLD COULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT HOW TO SURVIVE MODERN ART”

— Dan Brown

“You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out completely dry. Most people do.”

— Norton Juster

“So many choices and so much stimuli rob them of time and attention. Too much stuff deprives kids of leisure, and the ability to…

— Lisa M. Ross

“It makes me wonder now, in middle age, if being spontaneous and kind and curious are all parts of our natural ability to swim.”

— Mark Nepo

“I want the kids to enjoy reading not only today but for the rest of their lives. I try to do all I can…

— Ron Clark

“Through the open curtains, the sunbeams danced in the crisp morning air, little grains of dust as their partners. But the world had been…

— Konstantina P

“School field trips had always been a welcome escape from routine, particularly when they'd involved aquariums or grown-ups dressed in colonial costumes.”

— Kristin Gore

“When did a person begin to emerge from that fantastical sea of childhood onto the dry land of adult existence?”

— Erin Hart

“One of the many innovations of modernism was the new demands it placed on the audience. Music, painting, literature, even architecture, would never again…

— Peter Watson