Even as a kid, my memories are of books taking me out of myself.

I urge you to pursue preserving your personal history to allow your children and grandchildren to know who you were as a child and what your hopes and dreams were.

I think mentors are important and I don't think anybody makes it in the world without some form of mentorship. Nobody makes it alone. Nobody has made it alone. And we are all mentors to people even when we don't know it.

If it doesn't feel right, don't do it. That is the lesson, and that lesson alone will save you a lot of grief.

I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.

I can't imagine I could have become the person I am now without books. Books became synonymous with freedom. They showed that you could open doors and walk through.

You look at yourself and you accept yourself for who you are, and once you accept yourself for who you are you become a better person.