“I do not remember a time since I have been capable of loving books that I have not loved Shakespeare.”
Helen Keller (verified)
The Story of My Life (Primary source)
The Story of My Life is Keller’s landmark autobiography detailing her childhood transformation from isolation to communication through Anne Sullivan’s teaching. It chronicles her journey from darkness to intellectual awakening, becoming a classic testament to human potential and perseverance.
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“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
— Helen Keller (verified)“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope.”
— Helen Keller (verified)“The test of all beliefs is their practical effect in life. It be true that optimism compels the world forward, and pessimism retards it, them it is dangerous to propagate a pessimistic philosophy.”
— Helen Keller (verified)“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”
— Helen Keller (verified)“Lost time is never found again.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“If you have time don’t wait for time.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)“Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.”
— Ernest Hemingway (verified)“Time enough always proves little enough.”
— Benjamin Franklin (verified)