"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're doing something."
"Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft were written by men."
"Read. Read anything. Read the things they say are good for you, and the things they claim are junk. You'll find what you need to find. Just read."
"A book is a dream that you hold in your hands."(As quoted on BookRiot, June 18, 2013)"
"Reading is important.Books are important.Librarians are important. (Also, libraries are not child-care facilities, but sometimes feral children raise themselves among the stacks.)"
"If you only write when inspired, you may be a fairly decent poet, but you'll never be a novelist."