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

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.

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.

Snoring keeps the monsters away.

Behind all seen things lies something vaster; everything is but a path, a portal or a window opening on something other than iteself.

Faith allows me to feel that as long as I'm in line with God everything will be O.K. and that I'll make it through whatever.

If I have advocated the cause of the Negro, it is not because I am a Negro, but because I am a man.

I have always felt that if I am very personal and connected with what I myself am living, my writing will transcend ecclesial boundaries.

I'm also working closely with a group called the Amazon Conservation Team, helping with the rainforest in South America.

The less you know about a field, the better your odds. Dumb boldness is the best way to approach a new challenge.

When I was 15, I was naive, looked like a grey mouse and felt second choice.

The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself.

A single zealot may commence prosecutor, and better men be his victims.

I don't sit under the tattoo gun unless I'm sold on it completely and it will define me as a person.