We must ask ourselves these questions as often as we dare. How will the world change if we do not question it?

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.

Often we may even smile or laugh at adversity, but all people share the same passions. They are merely manifest differently according to one's culture and conditioning.

I had a dream about you last night. In this dream we were walking down the beautiful Japanese streets of Florida. Fukuoka is nice in the summer.

If it gathers dust, give it away ...

Maybe I should drive a hybrid. I do have a shirt that says, 'Go Green.'

I believe that discipline and self-love are the total secrets to freedom.

If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me.

I grew up in Boston, so it's a nice change to be cold after living in California.

At the heart of Christian ethic is humility; at the heart of its parodies, pride. Different roads with different destinations, and the destinations color the character of those who travel by them.

I don't think it's government's job to find health care for people. I think it's the individual's job to find health care.

I love when you aren't accountable to anybody or anything, and you can just be wherever you are.