1IrecentlywroteanautobiographyinwhichIrecalledmanyoldmemories
Oneofthemwasfrommyschooldays,whenourninthgradeteacher,MissRaber,wouldpickoutwordsfromReadersDigesttotestourvocabulary
Today,morethan45yearslater,Ialwayscheckout"ItpaystoEnrichYourWordPower"firstwhentheDigestcomeseachmonth
Iamimpressedwiththatidea,wordpower
ReadersDigestknowsthepowerthatwordshavetomovepeopletoentertain,informandinspire
TheDigesteditorsknowthatthebigwordisn'talwaysthebestword
Takejustoneexample,a2QuotableQuotefromtheFebruary1985issue:"Timeisaplayfulthing
Itslipsquicklyanddrinksthedaylikeabowlofmilk
"Seventeenwords,onlytwoofthemmorethanonesyllable,yethowmuchtheyconvey
That'susuallyhowitiswithReader’sDigest
Thesmallandsimplecanbeprofound
AschairmanofafoundationtorestoretheStatueofLiberty,I'vebeenmakin