But in the end, we learn we can forgive most people. The cushion of mortality makes their wrongdoing seem less dark, and whatever roads they traveled seem less foolhardy.

Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the message when some children are not represented in those books?

When I began to read, I began to exist

Cutting people out of your life is easy, keeping them in is hard.

We need to tell young people that America was built by men and women of all colors and that the future of this country is dependent on the participation of all of our citizens.

Reading is not optional.

I'll never live to write all the stories I have in my head.

We need to tell kids flat out: reading is not optional.

Think about all the tomorrows of your life.

We all know we should eat right and we should exercise, but reading is treated as if it's this wonderful adjunct.

It's a hard life sometimes and the biggest temptation is to let how hard it is be an excuse to weaken

Carmen will always be free.

Make mistakes, a thousand of them because we are only humans.Never repeat your mistakes because we are humans.

Only a few can survive and face reality without a vice.

Theology is for homemakers who need to know who God is, who they are, and what this mundane life is all about.

Readjusting is a painful process but most of us need it at one time or another.

If you fire people, you fire customers.

What nothing earthly gives, or can destroy, The soul's calm sunshine, and the heart-felt joy, Is virtue's prize.

When we cling to pain, we end up punishing ourselves.

The moral turpitude of the boys of today appears to center in their failure to concentrate on any particular objective long enough to obtain their maximum results.

It's more than just selling pizzas. It's being a good fit for the community. We hire based on the betterment of the community as much as anything.