
During the event, I jotted some quotes to share with you on the Fire Escape:
On what she wished she knew during her lonely childhood:
On what she wished she knew during her lonely childhood:
Cheer up, little girl, someday you're going to make a mint out of your misery.On the transformative power of bilingualism:
The language we speak doesn't just express our thoughts and feelings, it shapes our thoughts and feelings.On the solace of fiction:
The consolation of the imaginary is not imaginary consolation.On why media-saturated children need to read:
Wisdom comes slowly and quietly, it requires contemplation and silence ... Literature demands that children give of themselves.On the world-changing influence of a children's book author:
It was Astrid Lindgren's writing for children that made people listen to her powerful voice.I was late to the event because I got stopped by an officer for fooling around with my Tom-Tom instead of paying attention to the yellow-oops-red signal. Some nerve, eh? As I inspected the warning he sweetly gave me instead of a real ticket, I was intrigued by how he'd filled out the race box. In Massachusetts, apparently, I am categorized as a "Z." What is a Z?