Do we need distance to get close?

What you think you know versus what you actually learn.

If two people have only one thought between them, something is very wrong.

It's like reading a book about a life that you will never occupy, but that's the beauty of being transported.

Read the editorial page of your local paper. It introduces you to opinion and can be terrifically provocative and perhaps a great motivating force for you to get involved in your community, regardless of your political ideology.

And if you are a parent, introduce your children to their neighborhood library. It will give them a real sense of independence to have their own library card and enjoy borrowing books.

I spent more time playing a person I was not than the person I am.