A library is where you meet fascinating characters you never forget.

How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives.

Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

Believe in yourself and you can achieve greatness in your life.

our finger prints dont fade from the lives we touch

Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.

Librarians save lives by handing the right book at the right time to a kid in need.

We are friends for life. When we’re together the years fall away. Isn’t that what matters? To have someone who can remember with you? To have someone who remembers how far you’ve come?

The truth will make you odd.

Things change…things happen…things you can’t even imagine when you’re young and full of hope.

Celebrate who you are in your deepest heart. Love yourself and the world will love you.

Easy reading is damn hard writing.

Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple.

The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.

He could not die when trees were green, for he loved the time too well.

The more knowledge you have, the more you're free to rely on your instincts.

Common sense is in spite of, not because of age.

At last there is light at the end of the tunnel.

My family was a good family, I had a great Canadian education and I came up in a great, little town like Ottawa.

I've definitely been typecast, but I have time to do other things and I was glad to have the chances I did.