To be a writer is to have a certain kind of sensitivity to the world, to be able to see what others do not see, to hear what others do not hear.

You can't please everyone, so don't try.

The child is not a passive recipient of knowledge but an active participant in the learning process.

"A great book is a great teacher."

Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.