But a child's joy is doubled for the mother, and the sound of her son's laughter began to her heart, a feat she had never believed possible

Looking back, now, I realize that you only ever need one person who lights up that way when you enter a room. One person is all it takes to give a kid confidence.

People have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother's house. I never knew my grandmothers, but I could always count of the Bookmobile.

If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.

When people are filled to the brim with love, they are their most beautiful.

If a man walks in beauty, he will create, and when he creates, he prospers.

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better. I wish I was the kind who made up stories.