I loved everyone who said yes to the world and tried to make it better instead of worse, because so much in the world was ugly- and just about all the ugly parts were due to humans.

Sometimes when we forget to do things for others, it's because we're too wrapped up in our own problems.

You know, this technology that we have, and the Internet and Twitter and Facebook - I get so many of those emails that talk about hard times that kids have gone through, how books have helped them, but also happy times.

What is 'power' anyway? Power is an ego trip. Power is a way to rise yourself up by lowering others, and I want nothing of it.

If everyone started off the day singing, just think how happy they'd be.

I was just teasing," I say. "I myself don't like to eat plain butter, but hey, it's a free world.

We all mess up. It's what we learn from our mistakes that matters.