I Was Little Miss Perfect. That's Where

When I Was Growing Up, I Dreamed About Becoming A Cowgirl, A Detective, A Spy, A Great Actress, Or A Ballerina. Not A Dentist, Like My Father, Or A Homemaker, Like My Mother - And Certainly Not A Writer, Although I Always Loved To Read.

I Was Little Miss Perfect. That's Where All The Secrets Come In, Because You Know Damn Well You Are Not Perfect, But You Think Your Parents Want You To Be. And So You Pretend.

Books Opened Up A Whole New World To Me. Through Them I Discovered New Ideas, Traveled To New Places, And Met New People. Books Helped Me Learn To Understand Other People And They Taught Me A Lot About Myself. ... Some Books You Never Forget. Some Characters Become Your Friends For Life.

[i]t's Not Just The Books Under Fire Now That Worry Me. It Is The Books That Will Never Be Written. The Books That Will Never Be Read. And All Due To The Fear Of Censorship. As Always, Young Readers Will Be The Real Losers.

Without Peanut Butter, I Might Starve.