It means, Doug Swieteck, that in this class, you are not your brother.

No matter what happens, there is always the business of the world to attend to.

Why can't poets just say what they want to say and then shut up?

Books can ignite fires in your mind, because they carry ideas for kindling, and art for matches.

Mr. Powell raised an eyebrow. 'I'm a librarian,' he said. 'I always know what I'm talking about.

She came over and looked at the picture. Then she took my hand. You know what that feels like? Like what the astronauts will feel when they step onto the moon for the very first time.

In the whole story of the world, bananas have never once been a special treat.