One series of notes, high and delicate, sang of a sweet moonlight kiss gone sour; another line of music rippled with regret over opportunities forever lost.

I learned to dream through reading, learned to create dreams through writing, and learned to develop dreamers through teaching. I shall always be a dreamer.

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

She talked to me like I was just like any other student, not a kid in a wheelchair.

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

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

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