“Most people who decide to grow personally find their first mentors in the pages of books.”

“The job of the first eight pages is not to have the reader want to throw the book at theduring the first eight pages.”

“Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.”

“The two things I enjoy the most about writing are the first page of a book and the last. What's in between is very hard work.”

“A soulmate is the person who makes your sould grow the most.”

“The question is — and this is what Barack Obama didn't want to answer — is that human life a person under the Constitution? And Barack Obama says "no". Well if that person — human life is not a person — then I find it almost remarkable for a black man to say, "we're going to decide who are people and who are not people".”

“Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won't buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book.”

“Here and there people sat at desks, carefully turning the pages of manuscripts, or unrolling scrolls and making notes. It comforted her. This is a place built to store books, by people who wanted to preserve books, and used by people who want to read those books. I am not alone.”

“Try to find pleasure in the speed that you're not used to. Changing the way you do routine things allows a new person to grow inside of you. But when all is said and done, you're the one who must decide how you handle it.”

“It's amazing that a man who is dead can talk to people through these pages. As long as this books survives, his ideas live.”