Information helps you to see that you're not alone. That there's somebody in Mississippi and somebody in Tokyo who have wept, who've all longed and lost, who've all been happy. So the library helps you to see, not only that you are not alone, but that you're not really any different from everyone else.

Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.

I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.

Nathaniel Hawthorne once said that easy reading is damn hard writing.

Making a decision to write was a lot like deciding to jump into a frozen lake.

Stand up straight and realize who you are, that you tower over your circumstances. You are a child of God. Stand up straight.

Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives.