Reading Is Not Optional.

The Best Time To Cry Is At Night, When The Lights Are Out And Someone Is Being Beaten Up And Screaming For Help.

I Write In A Small Office At Home.

You Cannot Live This Life Anymore Without The Ability To Read.

As A Kid I Didn't See Black Cowboys On The Screen. What That Said To Me Was That There Were Things I Couldn't Do Or Be Because Of My Color. What We See Others Like Us Do Gives Us Permission To Expand Our Own Horizons.

They Take Away Your Shoelaces And Your Belt So You Can’t Kill Yourself No Matter How Bad It Is. I Guess Making You Live Is Part Of The Punishment.