One thing has always been true: That book or that person who can give me an idea or a new slant on an old idea is my friend.

Books are the building blocks of civilization and a people without books are a people without history, a people with no story older than the tales of the oldest man or woman.

To die is nothing. One is here, one is no longer here. It is only at the end one must be able to say 'I was a man'.

When feeding time comes around, there is nothing a hawk likes better than a nice, fat, peaceful dove.

The dancer becomes the dance. And I am the writing.

The only power source a book needs is you. If you have to leave for a few minutes you have not lost the story. It is waiting for you when you return. You can pick up a book and resume reading at any time, after a few minutes, a few days, even a few years. A television picture or a movie might be lost forever, but your book is waiting.

A great book begins with an idea; a great life, with a determination.