“I enjoy receiving and giving realistic fiction, for both children and adults, with strong characters, beautiful language, and humane visions.” GivingChildrenCharacterBeautifulLanguageStrongEnjoyFictionVisionAdultsRealisticReceivingHumaneStrong CharacterRealistic Fiction Author:Sharon Creech
“One thing I'm interested in is what shapes us: the people? The place where we live? It's both of those and more. That's what I keep coming back to.” PeopleOne ThingShapesComing Back Author:Sharon Creech
“When I read good stories, I want to write good stories too.” WantWritingStoriesGood Story Author:Sharon Creech
“Each child brings so much joy and hope into the world, and that is reason enough for being here. As you grow older, you will contribute something else to this world, and only you can discover what that is.” WorldChildrenReasonEnoughJoyGrowsThis World Author:Sharon Creech
“Music is a vital part of my life, and it has been since I was a kid. It helped me find my identity as a person, it helped me find my identity as an artist, and it helped me get in touch with emotions that I didn't know I had.” KnowsPersonsHas BeensKidsArtistEmotionIdentityMusic Is Author:Stephen Chbosky
“Tape reading is a lost art that today is not very useful.” ArtTodayReadingLostTapeLost Art Author:Steven A. Cohen
“Sectarian politics gets votes in Iraq. But sectarian government fails in Iraq.” GovernmentFailingVoteIraq Author:Ahmed Chalabi
“The Americans stabbed in the back the forces that worked to bring about the collapse of Saddam's regime and wanted to keep Iraq a sovereign country.” CountryWantedForceIraqRegimesCollapseSovereignSaddam Author:Ahmed Chalabi