Going After Anything Worthwile In Life Entailed

Be Yourself. Above All, Let Who You Are, What You Are, What You Believe Shine Through Every Sentence You Write, Every Piece You Finish.

Guilty She Might Be. But What Human Being Was Not? There Were Things In Her Past She Needn't Be Ashamed Of, Things To Be Proud Of; She Wouldn't Surrender So Meekly To A Condemning Judgment.

No Writer Should Minimize The Factor That Affects Everyone, But Is Beyond Control: Luck.

I Have Always Had A Special Affinity For Libraries And Librarians, For The Most Obvious Reasons. I Love Books. (one Of My First Jobs Was Shelving Books At A Branch Of The Chicago Public Library.) Libraries Are A Pillar Of Any Society. I Believe Our Lack Of Attention To Funding And Caring For Them Properly In The United States Has A Direct Bearing On Problems Of Literacy, Productivity, And Our Inability To Compete In Today's World. Libraries Are Everyman's Free University.

Losing Innocence. Remembering Heaven. That Was The Essence Of Hell