Don't plan it all. Let life surprise you a little.

Don't plan it all. Let life surprise you a little.

When we read, even if the characters are tragic or sad or disturbing, these are our brothers and sisters in the human family.

Reading and thoughtfulness and openness are the best way, I should think, to begin to address the richness that is in each of us.

A novel is not, after all, a historical document, but a way to travel through the human heart.

Reading is a way to take in the difficult situations and understand them. The whole point of reading a book in class is to have discussion about what these situations are like.

Everyone needs a strong sense of self. It is our base of operations for everything that we do in life.