I also have a brand-new prescription for gunfire jitters: When the shooting gets loud, proceed to the nearest wooden staircase. Run up and down a few times, making sure to stumble at least once. What with the scratches and the noise of running and falling, you won't even be able to hear the shooting, much less worry about it. Yours truly has put this magic formula to use, with great success!

How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment, we can start now, start slowly changing the world! How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make their contribution toward introducing justice straightaway... And you can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!

People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion.

At any rate, Daddy usually comes to my defence. Without him I wouldn't be able to stick out here.

Ordinary people don't know how much books can mean to someone who's cooped up.

No one ever became poor from giving.

And you can always, always, give kindness