I had given up some youth for knowledge, but my gain was more valuable than the loss

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back.

When things were very bad his soul just crawled behind his heart and curled up and went to sleep

When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.

The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.

love life, engage in it, give it all you've got. love it with a passion, because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it