You treat a kid with respect and as an adult you talk to them as if they're smart people. But you don't throw at them the trappings of adulthood and you know, the darker stuff.

I went to public school all my life and all through college and I liked it.

I can remember exactly where I sat when my teacher first read Roald Dahl's 'James and the Giant Peach'.

If you think I'm annoying and preachy now, you should have known me in grade school.

Once a year, she remembers that she is insignificant. Then she forgets agains, because more than she is insignificant, she is forgetful.

The key thing is managed awareness of your role in the world and history. Think too much and you know you are nothing. Think just enough and you know you are small, but important to some. That's the best you can do.

Paper is a uniquely beautiful format, more so than the web, I think: you need to invest in the aesthetics.