A great novel is a kind of conversion experience. We come away from it changed.

If you could hold your nose to avoid a stink, or close your eyes to cut out a sight, why not shut off your brain to avoid a thought?

We book people are always preaching about reading aloud to children, but unless you do, you can't realize how it enriches family life.

Death is very mysterious to us. One moment someone is there with us, and the next moment they're not.

Many people are angry when they make a mistake, but very few people have the sense to be sorry.

It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations- something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own.

February is just plain malicious. It knows your defenses are down.