If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn't be here. I guarantee you that.

To read is to travel without moving; to write is to move without traveling.

Life is like a roller coaster, live it, be happy, enjoy life.

I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book!

The true value of a forest cannot be measured in board feet alone; its worth is in the life it sustains.

"Reading is time travel, and books are the vehicles."

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.

The best part about making music is seeing how it connects with people.