Freedom Is A Public Library.

When You Read To A Child, When You Put A Book In A Child's Hands, You Are Bringing That Child News Of The Infinitely Varied Nature Of Life. You Are An Awakener.

My Life Was Incoherent To Me. I Felt It Quivering, Spitting Out Broken Teeth.

I Was The Goldfish That Leapt Out Of The Bowl.

My First Job Was Working In A Dress Shop In Los Angeles In 1940, For $7 A Week.

I Taught Writing Classes At The University Of Pennsylvania For A Number Of Years And I Realized That All You Can Do Is Encourage People And Give Them Assignments And Hope They Will Write Them.