When you ask, did writing change my life? It totally changed my life. It gave me my life.

How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives.

Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.

Believe in yourself and you can achieve greatness in your life.

our finger prints dont fade from the lives we touch

Having the freedom to read and the freedom to choose is one of the best gifts my parents ever gave me.

Librarians save lives by handing the right book at the right time to a kid in need.

We are friends for life. When we’re together the years fall away. Isn’t that what matters? To have someone who can remember with you? To have someone who remembers how far you’ve come?

The truth will make you odd.

Things change…things happen…things you can’t even imagine when you’re young and full of hope.

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.

And then things would be fine. Then I'd be fine.

In a battle between force and an idea, the latter always prevails.

When Internet parlance finds its way into our accepted vocabulary, it becomes a cliché.

People knew about Babi Yar before Yevtushenko's poem, but they were silent. And when they read the poem, the silence was broken. Art destroys silence.

I am not a feminist, but I do believe in the strength of women.

I don't usually comment on columnists' ideas of what I'm thinking. That's a dangerous game to get into.

Do your kind even know what love is? Can you feel anything at all, or is it just... programmed?

It's taken me 40-something years, but I embrace the curl. My littlest daughter has the same hair. She likes it when my hair is curly, so I wear it for her.

The heavenly-harness'd team Begins his golden progress in the east.