I would put books on par with chocolate, because a good book is delicious.

If everybody became a poet the world would be much better. We would all read to each other.

I love you because no two snowflakes are alike, and it is possible, if you stand tippy-toe, to walk between the raindrops.

I have not tried to tell the people anything. I have shared my views with the people but I have not tried to lead or correct them, assuming they need correction.

There are things you stand up for because it’s right.

Most of my books are a two-year project. I tend to follow my heart and my mind and research materials where they take me.

The only way you can grow is to let yourself make mistakes and create contradictions. As we learn new things, some of our old attitudes will change.