I've Been A Democrat All My Life.

Well, The Role Of Money In Politics Is Pretty Corrupting Right Now.

Most Of The Books That I've Written Have Been Focused On, Sort Of, The Individual, And Sort Of, Either A Voice, A Personal Voice, Or A Kind Of Transforming Event Where They Step Forward To Fight For Something They Value.

I Don't Remember My Father Reading To Me, But I Remember Him Telling Me Bedtime Stories. I Got To Pick What Was In Them, And Then He'd Make Them Up.

One Of The Greatest Gifts My Brother And I Received From My Mother Was Her Love Of Literature And Language. With Their Boundless Energy, Libraries Open The Door To These Worlds And So Many Others. I Urge Young And Old Alike To Embrace All That Libraries Have To Offer.

I May, And I Think I Represent A Tradition That Means A Lot To Me, Which Has Really Always Been About Fighting For Others, For Middle-class Families, For Working Class - For Working People, You Know, And That's A Tradition And A Commitment That I Take Very Seriously.