A shame really, because putting the right book in the right kid’s hands is kind of like giving that kid superpowers.

Non est ad astra mollis e terris via. That's my philosophy. Its a quote from the past. "There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.

I took that smile and I put it right where the hole in my chest was. It was better than coffee, or chocolate, or a perfect pirouette. I clutched it and held it tight.

A shame really, because putting the right book in the right kid’s hands is kind of like giving that kid superpowers.

I want to make my mark,' he says. But what target, I wonder, are you going to hit?

Is there any other way to be? I mean, this is it. This is my body, my soul; I gotta live with it. I'd better get comfortable. I plan on taking it for a long ride.

Hello and good-bye are not as simple as everyone thinks.