Go ahead and cry, Andy. Don't be afraid of those tears. Sometimes they help to wash the soul clean.

Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes-each one delicate and different, each one melting untouched in my hands.

Without the local library in my neighborhood, I don’t think I would have grown up to be a writer or a teacher.

Teachers must be celebrated for moving civilization from ignorance to enlightenment, from apathy to responsibility.

Thoughts need words. Words need a voice.

But I'll always love you, and I'll always miss you and I'll never forget that It's okay to put dragons in the jungle and tears on a tiger

It can connect us to memories. It can influence our mood and our responses to problems we might face.