Jennifer Bassett
Jennifer Bassett is a renowned writer and editor, best known for her work in simplifying classic literature for non-native English speakers. With a background in teaching and extensive experience in editing, she has contributed significantly to the Oxford Bookworms Library series. Her adaptations have made timeless stories accessible to learners worldwide, showcasing her dedication to education and literature.
Book summaries for books written by Jennifer Bassett
Quotes
To love or have loved, that is enough.
The future belongs to hearts even more than it does to minds.
To die is nothing; but it is terrible not to live.
The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved.
Have no fear of robbers or murderers. They are external dangers, petty dangers. We should fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices are the real murderers.
The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl, boldness.
The soul helps the body, and at certain moments raises it. It is the only bird that sustains its cage.
Not being heard is no reason for silence.
Do not ask the name of the person who seeks a bed for the night. He who is reluctant to give his name is the one who needs shelter.
The word is the verb; the verb is movement.
We do not claim that the portrait we are making is the whole truth, only that it is a resemblance.
Love partakes of the soul itself. It is of the same nature. Like it, it is the divine spark; like it, it is incorruptible, indivisible, imperishable.