Be not inhospitable to strangers lest they be angels in disguise.

All the world is my school and all humanity is my teacher.

The business of books is the business of life.

Give what you can, take what you need.

I wanted a bookstore because the book business is the business of life.

There is no doubt that we have defeated too many dictators

I hate it when I go into a Snack Shack and they're out of Blue Ice. The other slushie flavors taste like cheap candy.

Say "Yes" to the seedlings and a giant forest cleaves the sky. Say "Yes" to the universe and the planets become your neighbors. Say "Yes" to dreams of love and freedom. It is the password to utopia.

There are still hundreds of question marks to be answered

I don't know why people think child actresses in particular are screwed up. I see kids everywhere who are totally bored. I've never been bored a day in my life.

Lots of people misunderstand this. They think not experiencing fear means they're courageous. Bravery isn't about not being afraid, it's about persevering despite your fears.

Children live in the same world we do. To kid ourselves that we can shelter them from it isn't just naive it's a vanity.

I'm a perfectionist about being on time.

It was one of those problematic occasions with long silences, sporadic coughs, and people saying isolated things like, "Well, isn't this nice.

Knowing you have something good to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations.