Knowledge is the driving force that puts creative passion to work.

I know there are supposedly happy people in this world. I never believed it, but I take it for granted. God knows, they're all on television.

It is a blessing to get old. It is a blessing to find the time to do the things, to read the books, to listen to the music. I have nothing now but praise for my life.

Kids books Grownup books That's just marketing. Books are books.

The magic of childhood is the strangeness of childhood — the uniqueness that makes us see things that other people don't see.

And it's one of the sexiest things you will ever read of how slow you should take the peach. Don't rush it.

I hate, loathe and despise schools.School is bad for you if you have any talent. You should be cultivating that talent in your own particular way.