In A Course Of A Lifetime, What

A Library Is The Door To Many Lives.

And What Did I Think When I Was Small And Why Did I Forget? And What Else Will I Forget When I Grow Older? And If You Forget Is It As If It Never Happened? Will None Of The Things You Saw Or Thought Or Dreamed Matter?

I Cannot Just Write A Frivolous Book, A La-di-da Book. Everything Isn't La-di-da. There Is Something That's Going To Pull You Up Short. I Want To Reassure Young Readers. I Want To Comfort Them, To Not Fear The Unexpected.

What Exactly Did People Do When They Had All The Time In The World And Could Do Whatever They Liked?

Sometimes When You Are Trying Not To Think About Something It Keeps Popping Back In Your Head You Can't Help It You Think About It And Think About It And Think About It Until Your Brain Feels Like A Squashed Pea.