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

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.

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.

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 seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.

Books fashion nets to sustain and support the reader as he falls helplessly through the chaos of his own existence.

There are people who are born and die and never once are aware of their breath going in and out of their body. That's how far away they live from themselves

As a kid I always wanted to be a centre-forward. I wanted the buzz and thrill of scoring goals from an early age.

Teaching is a wonderful way to learn.

The price of freedom is the probability of crime. The price of protection is the probability of slavery.

It takes me a while to come out of myself and get to know people.

I can still steal a base anytime I get ready.

Worldwide, our oceans are warming, rising, and becoming dangerously acidic as a result of carbon pollution and climate change - endangering much that we hold dear.

Any filmmaker would want to make something that can still be seen without someone saying, "Ugh that was repulsing, offensive, don't bother visiting it 2nd time."