“Remember what the Dormouse said, Feed Your Head!”

“Feed your head" means read a book.”

“No matter how big or soft or warm your bed is, you still have to get out of it.”

“Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music, you can reach anybody. Between the two, there is you, unstoppable.”

“When will my country die for me?”

“I saw my ex-husband in the street. I was sitting on the steps of the new library.Hello, my life, I said. We had once been married for twenty-seven years, so I felt justified.He said, What? What life? No life of mine.”

“Write what will stop your breath if you don’t write.”