I love revisions...We can't go back and revise our lives, but being allowed to go back and revise what we have written comes closest.

The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it.

To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.

It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading.

Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences, but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out connections.

I love revision. Where else can spilled milk be turned into ice cream?

As much pleasure as young people get from Twittering and texting, there is no way these activities will nourish their minds and spirits the way literature can.

Reading can be a road to freedom or a key to a secret garden, which, if tended, will transform all of life.

As I look back on what I have written, I can see that the very persons who have taken away my time are those who have given me something to say.

Some folks are natural born kickers. They can always find a way to turn disaster into butter.

I love to read. But I loved to read a lot longer than I started to love writing.

We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming - well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate.

Happiness and self-confidence can be the by-products of other things, but they cannot really be goals unto themselves.

That bowl was special because of the blue. It exactly matched your eyes.

Truth is not the same for everyone whereas facts are.

We have a choice at every moment. We can engage in sadness, anger or fear or we can choose joy, love, and peace.

That which, perhaps, hears more nonsense than anything in the world, is a picture in a museum.

That kind of natural understanding doesn't develop naturally

Are you familiar with that play? In fact, we're almost living it!

If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.

Federal nutrition programs are the first line of defense for food insecure Americans, but do not meet all of the needs of everyone who needs help.