There are many things in my life that I wish I could take back. Many moments I would recast.

The basis of everything, of all knowledge, is the ability to read.

The most inspirational man I knew only reached his potential by helping a child reach his.

I feel ashamed now that I tried to take my life. It is such a precious thing. I had no one to talk me out of my despair and that was a mistake. You need to keep people close. You need to give them access to your heart.

You have to find what’s good and true and beautiful in your life as it is now. Looking back makes you competitive. And, age is not a competitive issue.

Critics have a problem with sentimentality. Readers do not. I write for readers.

Taffy. He thinks about taffy. He thinks it would take his teeth out now, but he would eat it anyhow, if it meant eating it with her.