Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

Seek patience and passion in equal amounts. Patience alone will not build the temple. Passion alone will destroy its walls.

We must create a climate where people agree that human beings are more alike than unalike. The only way to do that is through education.

I sustain myself with the love of family.

One of the problems we have as writers is we don't take ourselves seriously while writing; being serious is setting aside a time and saying if it comes, good; if it doesn't come, good, I'll just sit here.

To know and not to do is in fact not to know. We need to be active instruments against evil. We need to do.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!