There is no frigate like a book and no harbor like a library, where those who love books but can't afford their own complete collections, or those who need a computer, or kids who need a safe place to read after school, or moms with toddlers who want their babies to learn to read, can all come together and share in a great community resource.

Never underestimate a man's ability to underestimate a woman.

It took me nine months to write 60 pages. It was very frustrating

Sometimes I think I'm a one-trick pony because I'm not very inventive about new ways of telling stories.

The hope for a messiah puts too much on that one person. And you think that absolves you of personal responsibility and you don't have to act because that person will do it for you.

Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff to get into Lake Superior.

But what I've learned is, when your adrenaline is flowing, you can do a lot. I'm not very physical, but once some punks were trying to break into my house and I chased them down.