There's a nobility in his eye, a regal serenity about him. Does he not personify all that men try to be and never can be?

Stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions.

Read a lot - poems, prose, stories, newspapers, anything. Read books and poems that you think you will like and some that you think might not be for you. You might be surprised.

It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom.

Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.

Always write your ideas down however silly or trivial they might seem. Keep a notebook with you at all times.

Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children.

Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers

Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.

Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow.

I can hate you more, but I'll never love you less.

At the sight of a good book, you just can't walk away but to claim and read it.

I talk a lot about photography. It's cheap becuase my supply always exceeds demand.

The State of Israel will prove itself not by material wealth, not by military might or technical achievement, but by its moral character and human values.

A mystery, and a dream, should my early life seem.

An incompetent teacher is even worse than an incompetent surgeon because a surgeon can only cut up one person at a time.

If I was a supervillain then I guess I'd want what all supervillains want, which is world domination. I wouldn't want anything less than all the other supervillains.

I don't plan an awful lot in life just as I don't plan an awful lot in my fiction.

Your poems are like God's birds; they fly into people's hearts.

There is no such thing as business ethics. There is only one kind -- you have to adhere to the highest standards.

Today's Multiple Choice Thought There is no place where a loving touch so completely compensates for an unskilled hand as in: a. the bedroom b. the nursery c. the garden