All literature is political.

I think reading is part of the birthright of the human being

I fly my geek flag proudly. Absolutely.

As long as we are engaged in storytelling that moves the culture forward, it doesn't matter what format it is.

I'm enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences.

For me, literacy means freedom. For the individual and for society.

I get most of my news updates from electronic and social media.

In a society that functions optimally, those who can should naturally want to provide for those who can't. That's how it's designed to work. I truly believe we're here to take care of one another.

Maturity is a series of shattered illusions.

Libraries do one thing that no other institution does and that's provide access to all.

Reading a hard copy book, and reading a book on an iPad are slightly different experiences. What they both have in common though is that you must engage your imagination in the process.

Every soul has the essence of the Divine truth and love within them

Fall in love with life.

All that young-girl idealism is someone else's now.

An absolute law without hope of appeal that's despotism!

If I had gone ahead and died ten years ago, I'd probably be a cult figure today.

I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.

Complaints are prayers to the devil.

You’ll find your one-in-a-million. But you’re sharp enough to know there’s no point in sludging through the first nine hundred, ninety-nine thousand, and ninety-nine to get to him.

I don't think you can be a Catholic without an accompanying measure of guilt.

My alarm clock during my childhood was a pride of lions.