Love!' said the princess. She stamped her foot. 'Why must everyone always speak of love?

I was born in Philadelphia and currently live in Minneapolis. I write for both children and adults.

There ain't no way you can hold onto something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it.

Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him.

There is nothing sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.

When we read together, we connect. Together, we see the world. Together, we see one another.

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.

The undoing is almost always more difficult than the doing.

You must be filled with expectancy. You must be awash in hope. You must wonder who will love you, whom you will love next.

It is important that you say what you mean to say. Time is too short. You must speak the words that matter.

The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.

Genius is of small use to a woman who does not know how to do her hair.

I can't tell you why there's a delay, but stick your head out of the window and you'll know why.

If we could run America the way I've run my company, we would have a country that you would be so proud of.

If you aren't experiencing failure, then you are making a far worse mistake: You are being driven by the desire to avoid it.

Dissolution means envelopment in Eternity.

Either it is the fold of the infinite, or the constant folds [replis] of finitude which curve the outside and constitute the inside.

Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people's wrongs his own.

In a moment of grace, we can grasp eternity in the palm of our hand. This is the gift given to creative individuals who can identify with the mysteries of life through art.

To make a living space, there first had to be a killing space.

I remember when I first got into the league, I thought how it would be nice to have a year when you were the best. That means your team is probably winning.