We are trying to communicate that which lies in our deepest heart, which has no words, which can only be hinted at through the means of a story.

The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it.

To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.

It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading.

Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences, but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out connections.

I love revision. Where else can spilled milk be turned into ice cream?

As much pleasure as young people get from Twittering and texting, there is no way these activities will nourish their minds and spirits the way literature can.

Reading can be a road to freedom or a key to a secret garden, which, if tended, will transform all of life.

As I look back on what I have written, I can see that the very persons who have taken away my time are those who have given me something to say.

Some folks are natural born kickers. They can always find a way to turn disaster into butter.

I love to read. But I loved to read a lot longer than I started to love writing.

To live in peace is gracious.

There has to be a measure of faith. That's what this business is all about: trusting in something that may never show up, that you have no concrete proof of.

Donald Trump's presidential campaign has been getting a lot of questions about his wife .

If you're sensitive, you will have a hard time with me.

The greatest thing about writing a book is that at first it's all inchoate, but the more you work on it, the more the book teaches you its internal rules.

My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white page to be filled with images.

We should try to be the parents of our future rather than the offspring of our past.

A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.

The artist yields often to the stimuli of materials that will transmit his spirit.

You can have fun, but you also have to put on your thinking cap every day