The richest most meaningful stories are found in small places: made, carried, crafted, told, and retold by apparently unimportant people.

Sometimes I like to play the soundtracks to famous musicals so we can all sing along. South Pacific is one of my favorites. Our neighbors must hate us.

The richest most meaningful stories are found in small places: made, carried, crafted, told, and retold by apparently unimportant people.

The importance and influence of books on me has been cumulative: the result of hearing and reading lots of stories about interesting people and places.

Don't call 'em dogs. Dogs are loyal and they run after balls.

I don't envy men and I certainly wouldn't like to become one now.

When I was a child and teenager I read whenever I had the opportunity, but since then I've found it hard to read as much as I'd like, children, work, and pets all providing powerful incentives to escape into a book and a practical reason why I rarely do so.