What we attempt to do is not without danger. What we attempt to do may not succeed. But it is right and it is just. We act for the good of all.

History is written by the victors, the strongest, the most determined. Truth is found most often in the silence, in the quiet places.

The message is clear: libraries matter. Their solid presence at the heart of our towns sends the proud signal that everyone - whoever they are, whatever their educational background, whatever their age or their needs - is welcome.

What we leave behind in this life is the memory of who we were and what we did. An imprint, no more.

Love - true love - is a precious thing. It is painful, uncomfortable, makes fools of us all, but it is what breathes meaning and color and purpose into our lives.

Usually I decide on what it is I'm writing next by the books I'm reading.

For when all else is done, on­ly words re­main. Words en­dure.