I think reading is part of the birthright of the human being

Libraries do one thing that no other institution does and that's provide access to all.

We have an amazing advantage right now in that we have developed technology that is so sexy, so engaging for kids.

I have always been a fan of 'Star Trek.' I love Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future.

And it's here and it's ready and we can really revolutionize the way we educate our children with tablet computers, and I'm committed to doing whatever I can to speaking to whomever I can to send this signal - to pound this message home. Now is the time.

That's not a role you prepare for. There's no preparation. You don't have time to prepare for the reading of an audiobook. You do the reading of an audiobook in basically two days' time - an unabridged version, maybe three days.

Maturity is a series of shattered illusions.