That’s all you really hope for from a book – that it’s going to resonate with young people and empower them in some way. I believe poetry can get kids reading.

You can't have a dream come true if you don't have a dream. You can't write a book if you don't write.

Because Dad told you he'd be here forever. Because I thought forever was like Mars -- far away.

Basketball Rule #5When you stopplayingyour gameyou've alreadylost.

Bullies don't like to fight, son. They like to win. Being afraid is normal. The only fight you really have to win is the one against the fear.

Basketball Rule #6A great teamhas a good scorerwith a teammatewho's on pointand readyto assist.

Basketball Rule #4If you missenough of life'sfree throwsyou will payin the end.

If lying was an asset, the world would have been full of rich people

Sometimes you don't even know what you want until you find out you can't have it.

... the reigns of the kings and queens who are portrayed as kneeling with clasped hands in the windows of churches, were stained by oppression and bloodshed.

I'll also listen to music on a Discman and realize how nice it can sound when it's not compressed to MP3 format.

We love people differently at different stages of our knowledge of them. As love changes its hape and its nature, we have to decide what we're going to do about that love on any given day.

People ask me if I'm an artist or an architect. But I think they're the same.

I want to invest in community colleges, training programs, and high-quality apprenticeships that help people gain the skills they need for the jobs of the future.

Don't you see all the people sinking down? Don't you care? Are you gonna let them drown?

The soul's illness is more terrible and more difficult to understand than the illness of the body or any other type of malady.

It's a shame that humans don't come with reset buttons.