Look, don't just stare at the pages," I used to tell my students. "Become the characters. Live inside the book.

When I was a kid... I needed to belong.

If the book is true, it will find an audience that is meant to read it.

All the dead bolts, pulled shades and hidden knives in the world couldn't protect you from the truth.

People waste their happiness - that's what makes me sad. Everyone's so scared to be happy.

The seeker embarks on a journey to find what he wants and discovers, along the way, what he needs.

Change what you can, accept what you can't, and be smart enough to know the difference