People do things that turn out badly, often for the most benevolent of reasons.

-a whole world can lie before someone, if love is there when one wakes.

It be better, I think, to climb out in search of something, instead of hating, what you're leaving.

Think only on the climb. Think on what you control

I don't read young adult or children's books, now that my grandchildren are beyond the age of my reading to them. I read reviews, and so I'm aware of what's out there. But I tend not to read the books.

Writing is self employment, so you can make your own schedule.

You eat canned tuna fish and you absorb protein. Then, if you're lucky, someone give you Dover Sole and you experience nourishment. It's the same with books.