For me, a good children's book is a good children's book is a good children's book.

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.

There is no fate, only free will, and we were just in the way of other people's free will when they decided to do the Devil's work.

Self-discipline is about disciplined thoughts.

When it comes to words Mamma says, "If they are not good, then maybe they should not be said.

I define the American dream as the ability to imagine a way that you want your life to turn out, and have a reasonable hope that you can achieve that.

A scholar can never let mere wrongness get in the way of the theory.

According to a new study, our email is not as safe as we thought. How do they know this? They've been reading my email.

Hard pounding, gentlemen. Let's see who pounds the longest.

Kaeleigh, queen of passive, all the time saying no, but not strong enough to mean it.

You can tell a lot about someone's personality if you know his star sign -Jesus, born on 25 December, fed the five thousand, walked on water -typical Capricorn.

Once you have kids, you think like a parent. You get a lot more protective.