It's Interesting To See People Overcome Things.

I Love The Process Of Cracking The Spine For The First Time And Slowly Sinking Into A Book. That Will Soon Seem Old-fashioned, I'm Sure, Like The Time Of Illuminated Manuscripts.

You Learned In School That You Have Pencils And Paper Only Because The Trees Gave Themselves In Unconditional Sacrifice.

In The 1980s, When People Were Just Beginning To Talk About Aids, There Were Just A Few Categories Of Those Who Were At High Risk: Homosexuals, Hemophiliacs, Heroin Addicts, And Haitians. We Were The Only Ones Identified By Nationality.

I Can't Wait For Both My Daughters To Be Old Enough To Read All My Books. I Loved It Every Time I Saw My Parents Acting Like More Than Just My Parents. And I'm Looking Forward To That With My Daughters Too. I Am Looking Forward To Having Them Discover Me As Someone Completely Other Than Their Mother.

We Live Now In A Global Culture Where Anything That Happens In A Place That's 90 Minutes From Your Shores Really Affects You.