"I thank God I'm myself and for the life I'm given to live and for friends and lovers and beloveds, and I thank God for knowing that all those people have already paid for me."
"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."
"I am overwhelmed by the grace and persistence of my people."
"Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it!"
"Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him."
"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty."