There isn't a lot of poverty literature in the young-adult world. And I don't know why that is, but I think certainly I felt a gap.

Everybody likes to have a place to think, to meditate, to eat a burrito.

If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing.

He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.

Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.

If you teach kids how to tell stories, they have a better chance at everything.

What kind of life can you have in a house without books?

Don't live up to your stereotypes.

When you resort to violence to prove a point, you’ve just experienced a profound failure of imagination.

If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads.

Do you know why the Indian rain dances always worked? Because the Indians would keep dancing until it rained.

People judge you by what they see outside of you, But don't let them judge you, because they never see what is inside of you.

We are the royal children of God, and He is always busy doing what He knows is best for us. But we must ensure that our frequent thoughts and beliefs aren't going against our true destiny.

The only thing that will really change global warming in the long run is if we radically increase the speed with which we get alternative technologies to deal with climate change.

No man ever flees from duty without incalculable hurt, not only to himself, but to others as well.

and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you

I would have made different choices. You know, I might have married somebody else.

If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.

If winning is the only value, why debate when you can suppress?

Guilt is a very good thing if it is shared by others.

Focus on your customers and lead your people as though their lives depend on your success.