Scoring well on tests is the sort of happy thing that gets t... - Libba Bray

"I change the world, the world changes me."

"We're all strangers connected by what we reveal, what we share, what we take away--our stories. I guess that's what I love about books--they are thin strands of humanity that tether us to one another for a small bit of time, that make us feel less alone or even more comfortable with our aloneness, if need be."

"I know because I read...Your mind is not a cage. It's a garden. And it requires cultivating."

"But we can't go back. We can only go forward."

"Scoring well on tests is the sort of happy thing that gets the school district the greenbacks they crave. Understanding and appreciating the material are secondary."