“Once you’ve read too many trashy best-sellers, you begin to look for something with substance, something that attempts to define the universe.”

“I think of myself as a bad writer with big ideas, but I'd rather be that than a big writer with bad ideas.”

“finding in motion, what was once in place”

“Readers often tell me after they've read the books, they find it difficult to sum up the plot in a simple way. My response is, "It's a story about the love a father shares for his daughter. All the...”

“Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books.”

“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”

“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books”

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”

“News told, rumors heard, truth implied, facts buried.”

“She was no longer struggling against the perception of facts, but adjusting herself to their clearest perception.”