May I suggest that you all read? And often. Believe me, it's nice to have something to talk about other than the weather and the Queen's health. Your mind is not a cage. It's a garden. And it requires cultivating.

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.

Those who don't read good books have no advantage over those who can't.

She thought it must be a lonely life for a boy who hated books.

School made us 'literate' but did not teach us to read for pleasure.

Amen, sister, ... All apologies to Tom Cruise.