Sometimes you need to give people something that's for them, not just something that makes you feel good giving it.

We do have trouble dealing with death, but it's the one thing that is guaranteed we are all going to have to do, and we are going to have to face it many times before we die ourselves.

We can read the paper or current magazines and learn about national and world events, think about controversial subjects, learn how to disagree respectfully, and how, finally, to act on our convictions. We can read for pure delight, and if we do this as a family or classroom or other group we can build wonderful memories.

There are few things, apparently, more helpful to a writer than having once been a weird little kid.

If we marvel at the artist who has written a great book, we must marvel more at those people whose lives are works of art and who don't even know it, who wouldn't believe it if they were told. However hard work good writing may be, it is easier than good living.

You think it's so great to die and make everyone cry and carry on. Well it ain't.

I can't believe there will ever be a time when the book is truly obsolete. It is the perfect technology and feeds the soul.