“I think reading is a gift. It was a gift that was given to me as a child by many people, and now as an adult and a writer, I'm trying to give a little of it back to others. It's one of the greatest pleasures I know.”
“In teaching me independence of thought, they had given me the greatest gift an adult can give to a child besides love, and they had given me that also.”
“. . . besides love, independence of thought is the greatest gift an adult can give a child.”
“One human life, a human heart freely given--it's the greatest gift anyone can give.”
“One of the greatest gifts for me is to know that I have purpose beyond myself....”
“One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of attention”