There was a wonderful, wonderful English teacher at Quincy [Illinois] High School, named Marjorie Bolt, who had tremendous influence on me. I guess maybe everyone has had this experience—one high school teacher that just made the world come to life. She could do that. I just loved her English classes. She always said, “Read, read, read.” She was constantly shoving books into our hands, and she was so enthusiastic about it. I still remember that very vividly.

JAMES B. STEWART