I like revising much, much better than getting down a first draft. The first draft is just getting the pieces to the puzzle. Then I get to put the puzzle together!

How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives.

Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

Believe in yourself and you can achieve greatness in your life.

our finger prints dont fade from the lives we touch

Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.

Librarians save lives by handing the right book at the right time to a kid in need.

We are friends for life. When we’re together the years fall away. Isn’t that what matters? To have someone who can remember with you? To have someone who remembers how far you’ve come?

The truth will make you odd.

Things change…things happen…things you can’t even imagine when you’re young and full of hope.

If the afternoon had been blue, there might have been less desire.

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is very rare because most people are strategists.

Okay I've been stupid in the past. Not consistently stupid, but occasionally stupid. And I've made mistakes. You bet, I've made mistakes.

Successful cooperation in or by formal organizations is the abnormal, not the normal, condition.

I didn't want to be an artist in the same place I worked. You could always have people that might feel like you would do something more for yourself.

I can't get it wrong.

No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.

One day you will be the one called Master (Naruto). You'll be the one to treat others to ramen. We can't stay kids forever." - Shikamaru Nara (Naruto)

The brain is not a bag of traits. It's startlingly complex. There are few or no single genes with a consistent effect on the mind.

The repose of darkness is deeper on the water than on the land.