“... the hopeful young author had no doubt that books might change the world.”
“So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.”
“If we change our thoughts from 'it's too late' to, 'there's still hope', we might see some change in the world.”
“Books don’t change the world, people change the world, books only change people.”
“Every so often an author comes along and changes the world. I am not that author!”
“You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair." Douglas MacArthur”